I mean I know there is precedent for this, but if he is still a hockey player under contract…. I still don’t understand how this is legal in the cap world. He could collect a pay check as a hockey player and as a non playing member of the organization.
Why doesn’t Toronto just pay Matthews 1 million and hire him for 20 million as an ambassador? Or a scout in Arizona for summer hockey.
It’s really dumb. Like pronger was on a teams payroll while suspending players. Just Mickey Mouse all round
The insurance covers playing hockey, and there is no conflict with being paid to do other work. And it is medically supported to pay the insurance due to the injury.
I know with LTD insurance, the amount the insurance company pays is reduced by other incomes.
Example, you are unable to work and you have Long Term Disability insurance, the insurance company (in many if not most cases) can force you to apply for CPP Disability. If CPP Disability turns you down, it is likely the insurance company will try and terminate their insurance to you. (They do it all the time, and that's why there are law firms that deal exclusively with this. Insurance companies go for low hanging fruit, so if you don't fight it you'll lose it. A hint for applying for CPP D ... be creative in your application and tell them a story about your struggles. Give them something to ponder and appreciate. Make them care.) However, if CPP Disability accepts your claim, the insurance company reduces the amount they pay by the amount CPPD pays.
Now that is likely very different than an insurance policy that is taken out to cover a "NHL Contract."
Being insured to play hockey, doesn't mean you can't work in a non-hockey playing profession.
Leafs are not circumventing the salary cap.
I doubt they are paying anything except expenses where legal.