To begin the season, players who were injured last season or in the off season will be eligible back immediately.
3. INJURY
3-1 : Injury will be separated into two types: IR, injured reserve and LTIR, Long-Term injured reserve.
3-2 : When a player is placed on LTIR they must remain there for a minimum of three (3) weeks.
3-2-1 : The skater replacing the LTIR skater MUST be documented in the Transcation thread.
3-3 : Cap hit replacing the LTIR skater must be equal or lesser than the value of the LTIR skaters cap hit
3-3-1 : Multiple players may replace the absence of the LTIR skater, however; the cap hit of the replacement player(s) must be equal or lesser combined then the original LTIR skaters cap hit.
3-3-2 : Sufficient proof of long term injury must be present in order to place skater on LTIR
3-4 : When placing a player on IR his cap hit remains, however; a roster spot is open for call up. Waiver rules apply to ALL IR call ups.
3-5 : Regarding LTIR, Players whose salary is being exempt (the named replacement player) does not have to be a call up, a player with a standard player contract who is acquired the same day as the LTIR is filled can be named the replacement.
3-5-1 : If a player is acquired via trade/signing to replace LTIR skater they are subject to waivers once the LTIR skater returns, no other player be sent down in replace of the acquired player.
EXAMPLE : Fredrick Modin is replacing the LTIR skater Eric Staal, once Staal returns to the lineup, Modin MUST be sent down and is subject to waivers.
3-5-2 : Only applies if you used special case waiver exemption that the LTIR ruling grants. If you trade for a player to replace an LTIR skater you MAY keep him in the lineup upon return of LTIR skater providing sufficient cap/roster space is available.
