Player Discussion Brendan Gallagher suspended 5 games

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it's like some sort of wiley coyote cartoon in real life. my brain is inserting the sound effects all on its own.
 

The Gr8 Dane

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How will it be possible ? He is not injured. He is just totally worned. Only way to get rid of him is buying out his contract. HUGE $$$$$$$$.
Maybe he doesn't wanna be remembered as a donkey , he can still save himself the embarrassment out there , mutual agreement after his next injury wink wink.

I know its unlikely but Gally has enough wear and tear where the scenario is at least possible
 
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Habssince89

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Gallagher is a team guy, he will get 'injured' if the team asks.

Love the guy, but he's done. Other than some 3 game spurt down the road, the guy just isn't able to contribute and we look 100% better with NHL/AHL tweeners than him in the lineup.

Gally, it has been real.
 
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morhilane

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Maybe he doesn't wanna be remembered as a donkey , he can still save himself the embarrassment out there , mutual agreement after his next injury wink wink.

I know its unlikely but Gally has enough wear and tear where the scenario is at least possible
LTIR doesn't work like that. Gallagher only problem is that he is too slow for the NHL now and not that he can't play hockey because of a medical condition that if healed means he can play again.

Unless he gets injured and the injury doesn't heal, it's buyout or enduring until his contract is over.
 

Egresch

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LTIR doesn't work like that. Gallagher only problem is that he is too slow for the NHL now and not that he can't play hockey because of a medical condition that if healed means he can play again.
Well, there is a very thin line with defining those medical conditions. People were questioning Hossa's skin infection, but that was pretty clear. Kucherov couple years ago, now Eichel, even Landeskog.
Do you think Carey cannot handle few games with some painkiller?
 

JoelWarlord

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Gallagher is the king of guy whose gonna play even injured. Forget LTIR
This is what people would have said about Ryan Callahan or Paul Byron too.

He might feel that way right now, but after another season playing 3rd-4th line minutes and struggling to produce that might change. Even for the most heart and soul players there eventually comes a time when the idea of training 2x a day all summer just to go through another 82-game gauntlet of constant injury management becomes too daunting when the alternative is making 6.5M/yr to attend two doctor's appointments.
 

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Well, there is a very thin line with defining those medical conditions. People were questioning Hossa's skin infection, but that was pretty clear. Kucherov couple years ago, now Eichel, even Landeskog.
Do you think Carey cannot handle few games with some painkiller?
It's not a thin line. The NHL actually refuse to put players on LTIR if they get operations that resolve their physical issues for daily usage that would lead to them not being able to play again. That's what happened with Weber, he wanted to do an operation that would lead to him not being able to skate anymore (the result would have been no more ankle flexion) and the NHL said "no retire if you do that, no LTIR".

Carey would still be playing if he could and his main issue isn't pain, but chronic inflammation. He's not even getting the knee replacement he needs to not be dropped from LTIR.

Landeskog has been skating for a few weeks after getting a knee operation, he's trying to come back to play. Kucherov had an operation with a rehab that was very well timed. Eichel is injured and week-to-week, I'm not sure why you are bringing him up, LTIR is meant to create cap relief for injured players who will miss a minimum of 10 games/24 days...

This is what people would have said about Ryan Callahan or Paul Byron too.
Byron couldn't skate anymore because of his unhealing operated hip. And he actually tried to skate over the entire season.

I actually think players have to show they are rehabing/trying to come back the entire time they are on LTIR.
 

JurequeparJuraj

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He's good for the tank I'll admit.. but..

Its ridicoulous at this point... the guy is like a beer leaguer.

Eleven years ago I was shouting his name while building houses in Nunavik cause he was a f******g warrior.

I hate him with a passion now.

Need to get off the the team ASAP.
 

salbutera

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Permanent LTIR on Robidas Island with Price. Sipping martinis and bickering about the good old days.
Can’t do that without a legit injury, as league gets independent Dr to authorize. I get people keep bringing up Kucherov missing a season as a convenient excuse, but that was a legit hip issue
 

Bacchus1

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LTIR doesn't work like that. Gallagher only problem is that he is too slow for the NHL now and not that he can't play hockey because of a medical condition that if healed means he can play again.

Unless he gets injured and the injury doesn't heal, it's buyout or enduring until his contract is over.
This made me remember Clarke MacArthur. He had lots of concussions issues, bit got into great shape just to fail his physical at training camp. He was put on LTIR for the remainder of his contract and it was never revealed how he failed his physical. MacArthur seemed pretty pissed about it even making negative statements about it on socials. Is it the case for that a patient or a doctor could just make something seem worse or interpret it differently to obtain a desired outcome of LTIR?
 

morhilane

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This made me remember Clarke MacArthur. He had lots of concussions issues, bit got into great shape just to fail his physical at training camp. He was put on LTIR for the remainder of his contract and it was never revealed how he failed his physical. MacArthur seemed pretty pissed about it even making negative statements about it on socials. Is it the case for that a patient or a doctor could just make something seem worse or interpret it differently to obtain a desired outcome of LTIR?
The NHL has doctors do a check up to approve full season LTIR now.
 

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Seen a few games of late and man, he is not aging like a fine wine is he? Then again some fine wine can get corked and looks like that has happened to him.
 

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Can’t do that without a legit injury, as league gets independent Dr to authorize. I get people keep bringing up Kucherov missing a season as a convenient excuse, but that was a legit hip issue
Fairly sure they'd hit a wall with the insurance company's doctors. They're not just going to pay because a team feels it'd help.
 

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