GGpX
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Which loophole is that? Because if it's the "Play 0 regular season games, while being on LTIR all season, then be magically ready for game 1 of the playoffs" one, then they haven't closed it.
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GGpX
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Colorado's Jake Evans, more or less.
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Salary cap shenanigans are no longer the exclusive preserve of Vegas and Tampa.
worm
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Thought they changed it to require 1 game to be eligible for playoffs?
GGpX
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Some GMs voice their opinions at their bi-annual meeting, but those close minded idiots couldn't get past the mental gymnastics of setting the ground rules for what a possible abuse might be.
(That's mostly conjecture, but yeah, they haven't done anything yet to change the LTIR rules.)
Most recent article I could find about it:
www.sportsnet.ca
(That's mostly conjecture, but yeah, they haven't done anything yet to change the LTIR rules.)
Most recent article I could find about it:
Bill Daly: Most GMs would like changes to LTIR rules
Changes could be coming to the NHL's long-term injury reserve rules, but what those changes look like is unclear.
lecoqsportif
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Secretly they all want to have that option.
Or maybe not so secretly.
Or maybe not so secretly.
GGpX
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Not so secretly: I think the only people who really care are the fans who believe in parity.
The players definitely want the LTIR shit to continue, more of 'em are getting paid.
The owners don't particularly care, the insurances pay a chunk of the salaries for injured players (usually) and they already have controlled costs for the most part.
The players definitely want the LTIR shit to continue, more of 'em are getting paid.
The owners don't particularly care, the insurances pay a chunk of the salaries for injured players (usually) and they already have controlled costs for the most part.
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Bettman wants it to continue also, but only for his favored sun belt teams.
Sal_Butera
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You do realize Bettman is simply the owners public face who’s sacrificed to the lions on their behalf
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Yes, but he still has his pet franchises who he likes to favor.
Sal_Butera
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Bettman “favors” whoever Jacobs orders him to “favor”
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And that too flies in the face of another Canadian franchise. Bettman doesn't want any of them to have too much success. It doesn't generate any new money. But if Vegas or Utah or Seattle win the Cup it's a bonanza.
why do you care, your ultimate goal for the NHL is to ensure the Leafs never win, Bettman helps you in that regard
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I want the Nordiques back, which will ensure that the Habs actually do win it. They haven't won it since the Nords left for Denver.
correlation does not mean causation,
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As soon as there was no internal pressure to win caused by the anxiety over the possibility of the Nordiques winning, the Habs took their foot off the gas for the next 20 years. Anxiety at the possibility of the Leafs winning wasn't enough for them. Only their provincial rivals could trigger them.
again correlation does not mean causation
