Honest question:
Can Mrazek be sent to the Marlies beyond for a conditioning stint?
Simple question, no need for anyone to get huffy about optics and blah blah blah.
Thanks
“LTIR” Conditioning Loan
This loan is just for players who is “on the Bona Fide Long-Term Injury/Illness Exception” which is the thing we all call LTIR. One slight caveat of that is that for teams operating with a lot of cap space, they don’t benefit from invoking LTIR for players, and very occasionally someone who was never on LTIR is loaned under these rules. The crucial point is that this loan is for a player who has been out of playing action for 10 games and 24 days (the LTIR minimums).
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The player must consent to this loan, and he is paid like he’s in the NHL still. While on this loan, the player remains on LTIR.
The loan lasts for up to six days and three games. So either maximum may trigger the end of the loan. This loan is only to determine a player’s fitness to return off of LTIR. Teams are allowed to ask for an extension of two more games, and that happens often.