Just noticed it's a 1 way deal, so I don't think he really cares where he plays.
Leafs did the same with Jones this season. Paid him his NHL salary in the AHL. An advantage the Leafs and some NHL teams have is the AHL and NHL team are in the same city, So a player who might be an "up and down" player doesn't having to worry about moving. Important to so the older fringe NHLer who have a wife and children, They don't have to change jobs or schools.
Leafs did the same with Jones this season. Paid him his NHL salary in the AHL. An advantage the Leafs and some NHL teams have is the AHL and NHL team are in the same city, So a player who might be an "up and down" player doesn't having to worry about moving. Important to so the older fringe NHLer who have a wife and children, They don't have to change jobs or schools.
Yeah, Montreal is the same situation with Laval/Montreal.