Maybe a better solution is to say LTIR gives 80% cap relief instead of 100%, a player on LTIR can't be traded until they are removed from it and register some ice time since being removed, and a player that has been traded can't be put on LTIR until he has recorded some ice time since being traded. Not a perfect solution by any means, but a big step in the right direction toward cutting down on abuse of the sytem.
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