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Old 08-01-2021, 12:31 PM   #2068
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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald View Post
There's some really interesting stuff in there about insurance and injuries, and a lot related to Eichel's situation. Eichel has the opportunity to have his injury reviewed through binding arbitration, but has not elected to do so. Red flag? The language says that the team's doctors and the player's doctors will meet and determine whether the player can return to action. If they cannot agree the league and NHLPA will agree on a third party to consult and make the final binding determination. This may be why Eichel's camp has not gone the route of launching a grievance or going to arbitration because they are confident the outcome would go against them.
What a leap at the end. It could just be that they don't want the risk of the arbitration binding them to a health outcome the player doesn't want, even if they think they'd win.
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