Max Domi is dealing with post-surgical complications after undergoing surgery, and he will be out indefinitely. The Maple Leafs medical team will evaluate his condition as training camp approaches. The situation is compared to past Maple Leafs practices involving Robidas Island, a destination used for players the team no longer wanted. During the Lou Lamoriello era, players with untradeable contracts and remaining term were sent there. Joffrey Lupul is cited as a key example, including rumors that his placement was not purely injury-related. NHL scrutiny of LTIR usage led to stricter rules to reduce salary cap manipulation, making it easier for teams to place players on LTIR when complications arise.
"The 31-year-old will be out indefinitely, while the Maple Leafs ' medical team evaluates his condition heading into training camp. That situation sounds a lot like Domi has packed his bags and is ready to head to Robidas Island."
"Robidas Island became the go-to destination during the Lou Lamoriello administration for players not wanted anymore by the Maple Leafs. These were players with untradeable contracts and with some term left on them."
"The best example of that situation is former winger Joffrey Lupul. Lupul arrived with Jake Gardiner (sigh) in a trade that sent one of the Leafs' most notorious free-agent busts, Francois Beauchemin, in 2011."
"The Maple Leafs' liberal placement of players on LTIR prompted the NHL to investigate such practices. In the end, the rules regarding LTIR became much stricter, not necessarily because of Lupul and the Leafs, but because the league wanted to avoid salary cap finagling."
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