Appears this will save CBJ some money, and He wasn't projected to make the team, at least not for for all 82 games
It was important for Columbus to trade Schroeder unless they planned to keep him at the NHL level all season. The two-year deal he signed with the Blue Jackets last summer was a two-way deal (NHL/AHL) in 2017-18 and a one-way deal this coming season, meaning Schroeder will make his NHL salary ($650,000) no matter where he plays
Berube will likely share the AHL nets in Cleveland with Matiss Kivlenieks, with Ivan Kulbakov set to bounce between the AHL and ECHL. Jeff Zatkoff and Brad Thiessen, who were brought in to be organizational No. 3s last season, have moved along