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Originally Posted by kyuss275
I could be wrong but don’t the teams have to be cap compliant when making the trade , before putting Eichel on LTIR?
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I believe you are correct. LTIR is team specific and doesn't automatically carry over to a new team. The acquiring team would have to do their own paperwork to place him on LTIR after acquiring his contract. He would technically be an active player upon acquisition.
Having said that, I am not aware of this situation being an issue before. If there is no precedent yet, I could see the NHL approving the deal anyway. I am not sure that the spirit or intent here is to prevent deals, especially one that would potentially get a star player back on the ice sooner.