NHL Reportedly Opens Serious Investigation Into Vancouver Canucks’ Rival
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The National Hockey League has reportedly opened an investigation into the Vancouver Canucks’ rival’s use of long-term injured reserve (LTIR) this season.
Less than 48 hours after the Stanley Cup Final concluded, with the Florida Panthers winning their second consecutive championship, it looks like the Edmonton Oilers could be in hot water with the National Hockey League.This season, the Edmonton Oilers needed to use long-term injured reserve (LTIR) due to an injury to forward Evander Kane, which kept him out until the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the NHL has decided they want to look into it a bit more.
NHL opens investigation into Edmonton Oilers’ use of long-term injured reserve
According to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, the National Hockey League has opened an investigation into how the Edmonton Oilers used LTIR on forward Evander Kane this season.
“Despite the final chapter of the Edmonton Oilers’ season being written at the Stanley Cup Final, sources say the NHL plans to continue to examine Edmonton’s use of long-term injury (LTIR) salary cap relief with forward Evander Kane in the days and weeks ahead.
The NHL may require more information to satisfy itself that Oilers complied with the Collective Bargaining Agreement when Kane returned for the second game of Round 1 against the Los Angeles Kings after not appearing in a single game during the regular season.” Seravalli said on Wednesday.
Kane, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, underwent surgery in September 2024, just before training camp, to fix two torn hip adductor muscles, two torn lower abdominal muscles, as well as a pair of hernias.
The 33-year-old was then forced to undergo another surgery in early January, this time on his knee, which caused a delay in his return to the Edmonton Oilers lineup until Game 2 of their first round series against the Los Angeles Kings.
The Edmonton Oilers placed Kane on long-term injured reserve on opening night in October and didn’t end up using the cap relief until early March when they acquired forward Trent Frederic and defenseman Jake Walman from the Boston Bruins and the San Jose Sharks, respectively.
It’s unclear when a resolution on the National Hockey League’s investigation can be expected and whether or not the Edmonton Oilers will be facing any discipline, such as a fine or even forfeiting draft picks.
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