Having surgery is fine. Going on LTIR is also fine. And if the recovery takes him to the playoffs that is fine
However , if he is healthy now and just practicing until playoffs that is an issue
I am not sure how you can “prove” it though. A doctor could recommend he is fit to play , but if the player says they are not ready and don’t feel comfortable then you open a whole can of worms and no chance the players union would allow a doctor to force a player back
The playoffs should just have the same cap rules as regular season on a per game basis with some small adjustments
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