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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Doesn't insurance pay for that if he retires due to injury? From what I recall, Savard was on LTIR because he'd already had concussion history and his deal wasn't insured, and Pronger was a 35+ contract.
Those are the only players I can recall taking up LTIR space every year.
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My understanding is the vast majority of contracts are NOT insured, because the cost of insuring them vs the risk a player might get hurt is only worth for top-tier players.