Dano was offered chance to get playing time w the moose. He chose the NHL pay check.
Dano would have still gotten the NHL paycheck while on the Moose (it was a conditioning stint he was offered, so he would have continued to get an NHL paycheck and still counted against Jets roster limit).
However for those that are interested and think it was money related, had Dano cleared waivers and gotten sent down (officially, not conditioning stint) he would have made MORE money than staying with the Jets. Dano was on a one-way deal, meaning he got 850K in either AHL or NHL. However in the AHL players do not have to pay into escrow, which has been 10-15% the last few years. So Dano would have gotten 10-15% more in AHL than NHL this year.
Dano, IMO, refused because in year's past he had proven that he was at least a 3rd line scorer. This year his numbers are a bit down, but with the usage both in games and during long stretches of not playing likely played a part in that. If he gets another chance elsewhere we'll see if this has completely derailed any chance might have had or if he can get back to being a solid scoring NHLer. It won't happen with Jets now though.