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Leeman4Gilmour · 03-28-2022, 01:26 PM

I think they're bending the rules for sure. Martinez has been full contact since January 20th. And it wasn't a joint or muscle injury. It was a face laceration. 50 stitches nasty, I get it, but hard to imagine why he can practice full contact for so long without being cleared to play.
Reilly also truly injured. Putting him on LTIR makes it very difficult for him to return for the regular season (although I'm sure Lehner will magically go to LTIR right around when Smith is healthy again) so I can see why they would take their time to evaluate. It's like they are trading players internally from LTIR to roster.

It's not the usage of LTIR which is bending rules. That's cool. I think they're bending the rules on keeping players on LTIR when, under normal circumstances, they'd be cleared to play.

03-28-2022, 01:26 PM	#586
Leeman4Gilmour First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Normally, my desk Exp:	I think they're bending the rules for sure. Martinez has been full contact since January 20th. And it wasn't a joint or muscle injury. It was a face laceration. 50 stitches nasty, I get it, but hard to imagine why he can practice full contact for so long without being cleared to play. Reilly also truly injured. Putting him on LTIR makes it very difficult for him to return for the regular season (although I'm sure Lehner will magically go to LTIR right around when Smith is healthy again) so I can see why they would take their time to evaluate. It's like they are trading players internally from LTIR to roster. It's not the usage of LTIR which is bending rules. That's cool. I think they're bending the rules on keeping players on LTIR when, under normal circumstances, they'd be cleared to play. Last edited by Leeman4Gilmour; 03-28-2022 at 01:32 PM.