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Originally Posted by The Cobra
The insurance company may have something to say about that before paying out a gazzillion dollars.
Many seem to thing that players who retire on LTIR have made up injuries. Nothing could be further from the truth.
You are talking about close to 6 years of payments. A nagging injury doesn't tend to last 6 years..
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I'm not sure how true that is. I remember a few years ago a Maple Leafs player (can't remember which, sorry) was forced into an LTIR retirement and then posted him snowboarding on Instagram with a caption along the lines of 'I'm not injured.'
I'm pretty sure almost every NHL player that's been in the league for a decade has enough body damage to justify retirement even though they can still play at a high level.
Edit: It was Joffrey Lupul
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl...heat-1.4294604