Trade and movement protection is becoming increasingly common in the NHL. There are three forms. A no-movement clause, in addition to giving the player the right to veto any trade, allows them to block waiver placements and subsequent minor-league reassignments as well. No-trade clauses are the simplest, giving the player full veto power over a trade, but also the rarest.<\/p>\n
The most common form of trade protection is the modified no-trade clause, which allows a player to submit a list of teams they can or can\u2019t be traded to. An M-NTC can also include kicker dates that change the level of protection the player has. Most every team has at least one of these on their books.<\/p>\n
To be eligible for an NMC, NTC, or M-NTC, the player must be at least 27 years old at the beginning of the league year or have accumulated seven years of service \u2013 in other words, the same requirements for unrestricted free agency.<\/p>\n
With those criteria in mind, here are the players who must give their consent to some degree if their teams want to trade them during the 2025-26 league year. Players with M-NTCs have the amount of teams they can block a trade to in parentheses (with noted exceptions for rare \u2019yes\u2019 or approved trade lists).<\/p>\n
Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses: none<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Boston Bruins<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Calgary Flames<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Carolina Hurricanes<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Chicago Blackhawks<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:\u00a0none<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Colorado Avalanche<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Columbus Blue Jackets<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Dallas Stars<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
Detroit Red Wings<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses: none<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Edmonton Oilers<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Florida Panthers<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Kings<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Minnesota Wild<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Montreal Canadiens<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Nashville Predators<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
New Jersey Devils<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
New York Islanders<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
New York Rangers<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Ottawa Senators<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Philadelphia Flyers<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh Penguins<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
San Jose Sharks<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Seattle Kraken<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
St. Louis Blues<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:\u00a0none<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay Lightning<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Toronto Maple Leafs<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Utah Mammoth<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses: none<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Vancouver Canucks<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Vegas Golden Knights<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Washington Capitals<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
Modified no-trade clauses:<\/p>\n
Winnipeg Jets<\/p>\n
No-movement clauses:<\/p>\n
No-trade clauses: none<\/p>\n
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