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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
They didn’t cheat, but were rather unethical imo.
You’re telling me that if Kucherov absolutely needed that hip surgery, they couldn’t do it a few weeks AFTER they won the cup late September of 2020? Nope, not the Lightning. Instead, they wait a couple of weeks prior to the beginning of the 2021 season to announce Kucherov to have hip surgery and won’t be back until the 2021 playoffs. Then, we see Kucherov skating around the ice since mid March, but still on LTIR. Then, they go all in and acquire Savard with that extra cap space they’ve got!
Wasn’t cheating, there’s no rule about this. But, BriseBois and crew knee exactly what they were doing. Even if it’s within the rule book, it’s still slimy to me, and it helps I hate the ****ing Lightning.
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Can you imagine any other team losing a player of Kucherov’s quality and still making the POs? And you’re telling me Savard is the big difference on that team?
The LTIR timeline for recovery was approved by the league.