Option 2:

Speaking of actual hockey in the NHL, I think there HAS to be a rule about salary cap, LTIR, and the playoffs. We've seen this season after season with what seemingly started with Tampa Bay, and now the Vegas Golden Knights going on 3 postseasons in a row. Their high paid star player is injured, oh no! Let's put him on long term injured reserve so we can get a replacement and his cap won't affect us! Fast forward a few weeks, and what's this? He's healed! He can play his first game back with the team as soon as the playoffs start when there is no salary cap! Once I will give them a pass, maybe I'll give em a glance twice, but now 3 seasons in a row this is such flagrant manipulation of a rule that was put in there to help teams with severely injured rosters.

WC: 156