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Originally Posted by Captain Otto
Cash strapped and non complaint and one guy retires, getting a job in the Oilers front office after only being there for a year and the other guy is "injured" despite not being injured when we last saw him.
Then Kane comes back and Yamamoto is then put on LTIR to accommodate Kane's salary.".
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Tell me what Mike Smith's injury is.
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Originally Posted by Ashasx
It's actually kind of ridiculous but it frustrates me that the Flames couldn't just do something like this with Lucic instead of having to give up 1st to get rid of Monahan.
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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
how is Yamamoto LTIR eligible with a timetable of "later this month"
Oilers are abusing LTIR left, right and center
and when did Smith leave with a career ending injury? he finished the playoffs for them.
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Duncan Keith made about $70 million in his career. I’m pretty sure that even when the hawks signed him to his cap circumventing contract they were expecting him not to play for 1.5 million in his last year.
Mike Smith had been dealing with a nagging groin injury for years. He’s been missing time every season since before 2018 due to it. Pretty sure it’s more a quality of life thing at 40 years old. Like klefbom who finished the season and then had to decide if playing through the pain was worth it. Klefbom had a career ending injury. Mike smith just had an injury at the end of his career.
You actually have to have an injury to go on LTIR. That’s why Lucic can’t do it.
Yamamoto has been dealing with concussions. he missed 11 games in November. He got hit hard again and hasn’t been in for the past 3 games already. I’m guessing it’s due to the concussions as to why he’s out again. He wasn’t put on LTIR the first 11 games, or these past couple games because it was actually detrimental to due so. Same reason OK isn’t put on LTIR. There’s zero benefit to doing it right now for the flames. However it may happen at the deadline if the flames trade for a player or two and then they need the space.
LTIR isn’t some magical cheat code. Being in it is a disadvantage.
And not even sure how to answer TrentCrimm question how is Yamamoto LTIR eligible with a timetable of "later this month". What part of that doesn’t make sense?