If it’s true that he was healthy long before they activated him, it’s pretty much the equivalent of giving him a paid leave of absence until the playoffs but in a way that circumvents the cap.
The issue is that it is hard to prove. I can see other teams doing this in the future if a similar situation exists where a player is technically healthy but is fine taking their time returning.
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