Today, for the first time in 3 months, the Golden Knights' captain, Mark Stone, practiced with his teammates. The timing of the events surely is weird since Stone has been on the LTIR ever since and the Knights even took advantage of that $9.5M cap hit relief and have every cent available. Now, the way it looks, Stone could be set to make it back as soon as playoffs start, it's actually the renowned insider Frank Seravalli that brought up the issue:
The LTIR usage had been heavily talked about ever since the Lightning used it to their advantage in a major way. Now the technique is well-known across the league and by the statements divulged by the league, it's fair to think that they are considering adopting a change to limit it.
