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They don’t have to be forced onto the ice, just forced off LTIR. Healthy scratch them if they don’t want to play a game they’re able to play.
Yeah exactly. This notion that a player is being forced to play or not being allowed to play is stupid. The league can put in a rule and the teams can decide how to respond. Just like how Vegas or Tampa has used the rule to their advantage.
The way LTIR works, it's already 'forcing' a player like Stone to not play. But really, that's a team decision. They could have also just chosen to not go over the cap and keep him on LTIR.