Quoting: Caniac555
In case you didn’t hear, Chiarot is skating and Gally is week to week. LTIR isn’t just used for whenever teams want.
I didn't know that a broken hand prevents you from skating? When did the hand migrate south to the foot and leg area? Yes Chiarot is skating but the prognosis was 6-8 weeks! Gallagher while being listed as week to week will likely miss just as much time, and last time I checked the playoffs were less than 5-6 weeks away. LTIR can be used by any team so long as the player will miss 24 days or 10 games. Chiarot is closing in on 10 games and should surpass that mark this week while Gally will likely pass that mark next week or the week after. Therefore they will both be LTIR eligible see below from CBA.
When a player has an injury of which they are expected to miss a minimum of 10 NHL games and 24 days in the NHL season, the team can place them on long term injured reserve (LTIR). LTIR can be used to exceed the salary cap. LTIR is a very complicated aspect of the NHL operations and the vast majority of details are not specified in the CBA.
When a player is placed on LTIR, their cap hit remains on the teams cap payroll and it continues to count as it always did. It also does not provide the club with additional cap-space savings that can be banked for future use while the team operates above the salary cap. Instead, LTIR provides relief if the club's averaged club salary, or payroll, begins to exceed the upper limit. The amount of relief that the club receives is calculated on the day the player is placed on LTIR. There are three equations that are used to determine the LTIR relief, the first, the basic equation, can be used during the season and during the off-season. The second, the training-camp equation, can be used on the final day of the off-season in preparation for the first day of the season. The third formula is used when the team already has a player on LTIR.
When a player is deemed fit to play, the team must activate them.