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Originally Posted by Robbob
Rhett I think was different. His story is that the NHL sent a doctor to confirm. I think back then it was a lot more strict. The NHL of late is just going through the motions because so many teams are at the cap and a lot of teams can only function because they take on LTIR retirement contracts. Players don't care that GMs are abusing the system, because they get paid.
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I don't think it's any different. I think the Warrener situation (and others) showed the league that every player who has been around for a long time is likely playing through stuff that a doctor will sign-off on as career-ending.
Once they accepted "I'm allergic to my equipment" as an excuse, all bets are off.
In Tootoo's case, he was on a one-year league-minimum contract, so they weren't really getting any savings by burying him.