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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
1. Once Player is fit to play he must return, so the cap situation must be fixed.
vs.
2. Once Player is fit to play, the cap situation must be fixed before Player can return.
Basically the same sentence, but subtle difference in where the action trigger is. We know the rule intends #1, but the wording is actually closer to #2.
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Your argument assumes that the two are mutually exclusive. Let’s go back to basic logic.
1. Player must return to play when fit to do so.
2. Cap situation must be fixed before player returns to play.
Therefore, cap situation must be fixed by the time the player is fit to play.
It’s not as if teams don’t know the anticipated timeline for players’ returns. They are responsible to fix their cap situations in time for the players to return when they’re ready.