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Originally Posted by Beatle17
I agree up to this point, but it will be heavily worded so the advice of approved people (league approved doctors) will cover it but IF they go against that advice the coverage will probably be voided. Insurance companies are like Vegas bookies, they are betting you can't win against them and will fight to the end.
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Yeah, I don't know how all the ins and outs work for insurance. To your point, I was reading something that made it sound like when a player is traded, the team insurance for that player ends (which makes sense), and the acquiring team then has to take out their own policy on the player. With Eichel's injury, that could make it really difficult as the either the premiums will be really high, or the insurer may only agree to cover a small percentage of the salary (and very likely both). It would still be the team paying the player no matter what, and then the team has to try and collect it from the insurance company after. I can see how this situation could really complicate an Eichel deal if only a small portion of the remaining $50 million dollars can be insured, especially if the premiums are crazy.
It was on some Reddit threads, so the information may not be accurate, so I won't bother posting a link, but the points seem to make logical sense.