After all was said and done, there was no appearance from Joffrey Lupul today except a written statement provided by Maple Leafs PR. He doesn’t sound likely to play a part at any point this season.
Another victory for ‘Loophole Lou’, right? Not exactly. This is something we’ve written extensively about here in the past, so we’ll only summarize it below in broad strokes:
- Long Term Injury Reserve does not wipe the cap hit. Repeat: Long Term Injury Reserve does not wipe the cap hit.
- The Leafs won’t use the Long Term Injury Reserve relief on any portion of Joffrey Lupul’s $5.