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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
Theoretically fines and loss of draft pick(s). There’s no real way for it to be forced into existence. The Knights can just carry on with the roster they have until the end of the season.
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If the league's independent MDs determine that a player is being kept on LTIR when he is fit to play, the penalties come into force.
It's not likely to happen in this case, because the Knights have three players still on injured reserve who have
not been placed on LTIR. One of them is Robin Lehner, who has already missed 18 days. Pacioretty has been out for 14 days. Either or both of those players could easily be put on LTIR to activate Stone, but they haven't been. I therefore conclude that Stone is not ready to go.
At the moment, the Knights are shamelessly gaming the system so they can fit a $65-million roster under an $81.5-million cap. This whole complaint is a massive nothingburger.