Oct 14, 2026 · 49 min · 19 segments
Eric talks the legal side of NHL no-moves, Lebron James using the Fanatics chopper and his Donald Trump Loser of the Week.
Eric MacramallaHost
I'm indeed your host, Eric Macromelo, just like that big voice in the sky just said.
Hockey Canada and the reinstatement of the players involved in the sexual assault case.
Does that make sense from a legal standpoint? You probably won't like what I have to say, but that's okay.
I've talked about it before, but let's just do more of a little deep dive here because no trades and no move clauses in North American professional sports are not the industry standard.
And the industry standard from a legal standpoint is something that lawyers refer a lot to because what it does is it provides the framework for what is and is generally not acceptable.
And then from a legal standpoint, what can and can you not argue? So the industry standard is really important.
It also tells you, okay, if the industry standard is X and you're doing Y, then ask yourself, well, and keep in that letter, why are you doing that? If it represents a stark departure from what the rest of the business is, in your industry are doing.
If McDonald's is paying employees $700 an hour and Burger King and Wendy's and A&W are paying their workers minimum wage or 20 bucks an hour, whatever, you ask, well, why is McDonald's doing that? And that warrants an examination of business, of that business and how they are conducting their business.
So no moves and no trades in North American sports are not the industry standard.
You want to know what it is for their leagues? The NFL has a total of eight contracts with no trades and no moves in them.
I'm indeed your host, Eric Macromelo, just like that big voice in the sky just said.
Hockey Canada and the reinstatement of the players involved in the sexual assault case.
Does that make sense from a legal standpoint? You probably won't like what I have to say, but that's okay.
I've talked about it before, but let's just do more of a little deep dive here because no trades and no move clauses in North American professional sports are not the industry standard.
And the industry standard from a legal standpoint is something that lawyers refer a lot to because what it does is it provides the framework for what is and is generally not acceptable.
And then from a legal standpoint, what can and can you not argue? So the industry standard is really important.
It also tells you, okay, if the industry standard is X and you're doing Y, then ask yourself, well, and keep in that letter, why are you doing that? If it represents a stark departure from what the rest of the business is, in your industry are doing.
If McDonald's is paying employees $700 an hour and Burger King and Wendy's and A&W are paying their workers minimum wage or 20 bucks an hour, whatever, you ask, well, why is McDonald's doing that? And that warrants an examination of business, of that business and how they are conducting their business.
So no moves and no trades in North American sports are not the industry standard.
You want to know what it is for their leagues? The NFL has a total of eight contracts with no trades and no moves in them.
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