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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
You missed one important part, the SPC’s. it was through the contract that Jack Eichel signed with Buffalo that the team was able to deny him the right to a specific surgery he wanted and had they not worked out a trade it would have been within the Sabres rights to LTIR him indefinitely.
The flames could try to make the argument that he isn’t mentally fit for playing in the NHL and attempt to LTIR Huberdeau that way.
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I'm not missing anything. The Flames would (a) look terrible if they tried; (b) easily lose the PA's grievance; (c) never attract another player to sign a contract at any stage; and (d) be the first team to be penalized by the NHL for abuse of LTIR.
You think any reputable psychologist is going to diagnose Huberdeau as "unfit to play" because he hasn't scored (while putting up very decent advanced stats numbers)? Come on.