LeafGm
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Fwiw....this is only "cheating" if you accept the premise that players should be allowed to say "I'm fine" right up until they're wearing a helmet and drinking out of a straw for the rest of their lives.
The issue here imo is that he was cleared in the playoffs, not that he's been deemed fucked the following July.
Let’s not pretend he’s been put on LTIR because the Leafs are now actually concerned about his health. If they thought he was more useful to them on the ice than on LTIR, he’d still be on the active roster.
And I still disagree with the premise that the Leafs can or would be able to do this against Murray’s will. My guess is that for one reason or another, they’ve gotten Murray to buy in on this.
Whether it’s because he doesn’t want to lose $2.6M in a buyout or isn’t interested in playing on whatever bottom feeder is willing to take on his salary. Or maybe he sees the writing on the wall and is fine riding off into the sunset with his two Cups and $20-30M in career earnings.