Gary Bettman Has Issue a Warning to All 32 NHL General Managers
Before the NHL trade deadline on March 3rd, Gary Bettman and the NHL sent a warning to all 32 teams in an effort to get them to reconsider dealing particular players this morning.
Any team that engages in an improper deal involving an injured player will be subject to investigation by the NHL.
The NHL released a memo to teams this morning saying that it will "closely scrutinize" trades where injured players are acquired with the intent of keeping them on LTIR until the playoffs.
This could impact the market for players like Nyquist, Monahan, Henrique, etc.
While the NHL isn't outright banning any such moves, it says it will investigate transactions to see if they constitute circumvention of the CBA.
This could impact the market for players like Nyquist, Monahan, Henrique, etc.
While the NHL isn't outright banning any such moves, it says it will investigate transactions to see if they constitute circumvention of the CBA.
This serves as a warning to teams who decide to take advantage of the long-term injury reserve loophole throughout the regular season by activating the player for the playoffs, which has no bearing on cap hits.
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