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Originally Posted by browna
I wonder how much Smith had been paid under the table from Katz private funds, to keep quiet about all this. Given how intense he is it has to be a whole lot more than you think.
It's clear cap circumvention, given the stories about him wanting to play next year right after they got swept. The pressure from the media to retire didn't work, and then everyone went quiet until he didn't show today.
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I'm willing to bet that they have arranged a cozy post-playing career job in the organization for being a team player wink wink. IMO the NHL needs to start using independent doctors only for all players that start the season on LTIR.