If playoffs would have been so beneficial for Bjork and the team why did Adams give him away for free? How come Bjork didn't beg to stay?
Players in these situations don't usually go back to the AHL.
Bjork had been asked to be dealt and they did him a solid by sending him to Chicago where he is from.
Jost and Clague, there is no indication either asked to go somewhere nor is there really a market for them.
Looking at just this week:
- Zach Aston-Reese went back to Grand Rapids
- Nick Blankenberg went back to Cleveland
- Hinostroza went back to WBS
- Fix-Wolansky went up and back between Columbus and Cleveland a couple times.
Teams assign fringe vets all the time to help drive their development teams deeper into the playoffs. It should have been done here too.