NHL thread for '25-'26?

4spdragtop said

It became apparent last year with ***** Marner and his no-trade. Yes both team and player sign the contract, but its the player that holds the gun to the owner head.
You as a player wanna play in the NHL? A minimum of 3 trade teams.

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In this case it was a bit surprising, and unusual for a player to request a no trade clause in Winnipeg. The contract is heavy with signing bonuses, both sides seem very happy with it. The biggest surprise for me is that Connor actually wants to play with the franchise for his entire career. Being from Michigan there was a lot of talk about him going to the Red Wings and being closer to home.
In my mind the Jets organization has done a lot of hard work in creating a great atmosphere where the players are very happy and want to stay with the team. Hellebuyck, Scheifele, Toews, any of these guys could have gone to other teams, that was normally the case for Jets players in years past.