As the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft nears (one week away!), news continues to pour in daily regarding trades, contracts, buyouts and more. On Tuesday, teams were allowed to formally ask players to waive their No-Movement Clauses for the expansion draft, meaning they aren’t forced to protect them. We’ve seen lots of teams do that, with some potentially going overboard with the idea of getting rid of those contracts.
Here’s the list of teams that have asked players to waive their NMCs so far. In every case, the contract is its own albatross, so it’s not like Seattle is going to swoop in and fix anyone’s problems for free.