Trading Players with No Trade Clauses

kpatterson14206 · Post by **kpatterson14206** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:37 am

I just recently started a "career" or whatever you'd call a new game in EHM with the Colorado Avalanche. I'm a big believer in "trimming" the fat and constantly look for ways to free up as much cap space as possible so I can be very versatile come free agent time.

Anways, Ryan Smyth is currently signed to something like 4 year 6.5 million dollar contract. He's not that great, something like a .75ppg player, which is to low to make all that money for a forward. In my Blues game I have players like Perron and Higgings producing ~70-80 points from ~$2 mil. I tried to trade him but noticed he's got a no trade clause.

Is there anyway I can make him waive it or request a trade? I've tried criticizing him and it made him unhappy but I still can't trade him.

thunderbug · Post by **thunderbug** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:37 am

fine him. If you do it enough he'll let you trade him.

Hypnotist · Post by **Hypnotist** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:03 pm

Be careful though. Treating a well thought of player like that can have a negative effect on other players on the team. It can also have a negative impact on future free agent signings.

selne · Post by **selne** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:12 pm

If you need cap space you could place him on waivers and then send down to the Affiliate if nobody puts a claim on him.

kpatterson14206 · Post by **kpatterson14206** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:51 pm

selne wrote:If you need cap space you could place him on waivers and then send down to the Affiliate if nobody puts a claim on him.

Yeah I'll probably just place him on waivers at the end of the season if I want the cap room. He's Ryan Smyth, so I'm sure somebody would claim him.

Thanks for all the replies.

ehmfans · Post by **ehmfans** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:24 am

he is gonna accepte to his favorite NHL TEAM,

HattrickSwayze · Post by **HattrickSwayze** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:20 pm

What normally works for me is to set their player status to "Not Needed" and put him up as available for trade. I've traded 3 or 4 guys with no-trade clauses and that's always seemed to work for me. That seems to make them angry enough at you to want to leave the team.

stone169 · Post by **stone169** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:57 am

I just discipline them and fine them for no reason and stop playing them. That usually upsets them and they're usually happy to go anywhere after that.