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Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988
I don't follow a lot of other sports like I used to, does this "mysterious LTIR injury" thing happen across the board?
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In the NHL - definitely!
It's used to put bad player on LTIR and gain cap space.
Toronto alone put: Muzzin, Murray, and Klingberg on LTIR. All in opportune moments when they needed cap space.
Edmonton did this with M. Smith.
Vegas is doing it with Lehner.
Then you have instances like Kucherov missing the entire season, but joining the team for the playoffs so Tampa could repeat.
Stone did a similar thing with Vegas last year.
Everyone in the NHL is battling through something during the season, so it's hard to gauge pain, and the toll the accumulation of injuries takes.