The optics of this look really bad for the hawks because of the timing and all. The NHL could argue that the hawks knew about this condition prior to signing the deal but you never know the long term effect of medial issues.
I don't really care that Chicago gets cap relief because of this. The recapture rule was bogus and exactly what you would expect from the NHL. They approved all these contracts in the first place, then go back and penalize teams for singing them. So dumb.
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