Charlie Conway
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- Nov 2, 2013
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His NHL/AHL salaries have no bearing on whether or not we can send him to the AHL, nor does his waiver status.
The only players who can't be sent to the AHL are players drafted out of the CHL who have not yet met the 4 years/age 20 requirements.
If a player is waiver eligible, they must first clear waivers before they can be sent down. If a player has an NMC, they must agree to be sent down. If a player has a European Assignment Clause, they can choose to return to Europe rather than go to the AHL.
Rydahl is waiver exempt and there's no chance he has an NMC. It's possible that he'll have an assignment clause, but again, that doesn't stop us from sending him down. It just means he can choose to go back to Europe instead. We'll see if he ends up having one, but it's also quite possible that he traded not having the clause for the guaranteed money. It's only 1 year, so if he ends up in Hartford, he can make good money for a year, then go back.
Yes--I just meant that the one-way salary could be an extra sweetener to encourage him to stay in Hartford and not exercise the European Assignment Clause (if he has one), not that it affects AHL eligibility.
I wouldn't be surprised to see a player of his ilk doing quite well in the AHL, where it can be a bit tougher to score.