The strange part about Joffrey Lupul’s situation with the Maple Leafs isn’t that he spoke out on social media on Sunday.



What’s really bizarre about the whole thing — and his now 19-month disappearance from hockey — is he hasn’t said a peep in a long, long time.



Anyone who knows Lupul well knows that’s not his style. He has always been outspoken. But this appears to be a pact of silence he agreed to at the start of training camp last year.



What we don’t know is why.



Let’s lay out a few facts here, as they seem to be getting distorted as this story has made the rounds on just about every media outlet today:1. Lupul is not on long-term injured reserve. The Leafs are getting zero cap benefit from Lupul at this point and will be cap compliant with him counting in full against the $75-million limit this season.



You wonder if they don’t want use LTIR, as that could trigger an investigation from the league into how injured he actually is? ‌‌‌



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