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Originally Posted by sureLoss
What is really disappointing is the NHL is letting teams to use LTIR to escape the recapture penalty.
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I'm still not convinced that that is actually happening. It was clear that Pronger could no longer play due to injury, which is exactly what LTIR is supposed to be for.
And I find it easier to believe that Hossa genuinely has a serious medical condition that he can no longer play through, than that he, the Blackhawks, the NHL, and the medical profession are secretly colluding to fake his LTIR status just so the Blackhawks can spend more money than every other team. The Wirtz family does not own Gary Bettman.
Besides, as soon as anyone posits a conspiracy theory that requires dozens of conspirators to remain silent against their own interests, I consider that we have crossed into tinfoil hat territory. As Benjamin Franklin said, ‘Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.’