I get what your guys are saying but if Stone is miraculously ready to play on April 19 then there better be an investigation. We were ripshit when Tampa did this once with Kucherov.
The only way there would be an investigation is if the other teams bitched ( and none of them want to open up that can of worms), or if there was such fan outrage up in Ontario & Quebec that the league office felt like that have to do something.
Honestly I think the LTIR loophole is a good thing. It allows more player movement, and allows good teams to replace truly injured guys so that they don’t miss the playoffs, so it’s better for the fans.
The players love it because it literally creates more money for them, and allows more guys to compete for the cup.
And the owners don’t care because the contracts are insured so they get 80% of the cash back.
I’m other words, everyone should embrace it because it isn’t going away anytime soon.