The couldn't void his contract for mental health reasons, but they probably could have pressed the issue with the league to have the contract slide. In most industries, contracted workers don' get paid if they don't work unless they are injured on the job. Even in the NHL, if you get injured away from the rink, you may not get paid.
Honestly, I don't know how the NHL views mental health. Can someone cite an SPC or NHLPA source to show that players can take leaves of absence for mental health and the team has to pay them? Or is mental health considered a personal reason?
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