AHL playoffs? Check the standings. THe Marlies are out of contention.
OOOOOPsOut of contention? They are four points back of a playoff spot, with four games in hand. They have a higher % than the team in the last playoff spot right now.
Before people get too excited thinking it's to do with moves being made, he was recalled last month for a few hours. There was an article that went into deeper detail on The Athletic but basically it was to reward him cause he'd been working hard with the Marlies and he has Crohn's disease, so they got him some extra pay.