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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
Maybe another owner or GM(hopefully Conroy) making a complaint?
Or the league was investigating it during the playoffs since they only got all of his latest medical information shortly before and waited until after the playoffs were done to announce the investigation so to not surround the playoffs with negative news headlines?
Kane has a year left on his contract. Even if he sat out say hypothetically a month longer than he should have, any potential loss in future earning potential on his next contract do to the negative effects that time off has on his performance next season would in my opinion be peanuts compared to the potential loss from other GMs not wanting to sign him as a result of him throwing his previous team under the bus.
It’s also unlikely that the PA is going to be up in arms about something that saw more players get paid this season. Not to mention the fact that the terrible optics of filing a grievance that could potentially result in the league imposing cap penalties on a team which would lead to less money going to players is enough reason alone for the PA not to file a grievance over it.
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I think the NHLPA might actually be against teams not letting healthy players play, especially if they want to play.
Players want to play, and their next contract is always related to how they play now. Players also often care about things like career numbers.
Especially if there's suspicions that they purposefully timed surgeries to keep him out all season, that might very well be something the PA wants to put a stop to. Generally speaking, their thing is being for players being able to make their own decisions.