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Originally Posted by rhino
It’s not really his choice to be on ltir. If his surgery doesn’t fix his issue then rest may be the key and that could be a LTIR situation
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Sure, if he absolutely cannot play hockey he would probably agree to go on LTIR. If he has any ability to play hockey he will not go on LTIR. Lots of hockey players play through injuries.
LTIR is for either very old players who are not planning on playing hockey after the end of their current contract or legitimately injuries players like Marc Savard and Nathan Horton. It generally is not used by 28 year old players who have had two consecutive down years and are looking for a bounce back year to get another contract who have nagging injuries but can play through them. This is largely because a year on the LTIR ensures that that type of player at best gets a PTO next fall as opposed to potentially signing a good contract if they have a bounce back season.