What happened: Legal analyst Eric Macramalla reports that Article 11.8 of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement does not explicitly prevent a player and a club from negotiating a conditional no-move clause. A contract could theoretically convert a full no-move clause into a 10-team no-trade clause if the player submits a written trade request.

Why it matters: The primary barrier to executing this structure is whether the NHL would actually approve the terms upon submission. The league's stance on voidable movement protections remains an untested area in contract negotiations.

What to watch: Watch to see if front offices attempt to include these conditional terms in upcoming contracts.