Demidov didn’t score so we officially know that TOI will be his 4th and final target for Level A bonuses. Scoring 20 goals wouldn’t give him more money anyway.
Demidov has Level B bonuses so he could increase this amount in the very unlikely scenario that he would win the Conn Smythe
Game 82 will have not have an impact on earned performance bonuses in Montreal. Here’s the total of performance bonuses earned:
Ivan Demidov 1M (Assists, PTS, PPG, G or TOI)
Lane Hutson 400k (PTS, PPG)
Oliver Kapanen 500k (G, TOI)
Jacob Fowler 80k (GP)
Total = 1.98M
Overage penalty = 1.934M
The NHL use cutoff dates. They never use actual age of a player.
He is 20 years old. Actual age is irrelevant.
Yep. It’s obviously more difficult to leave your team when you are involve in the season. It’s easier to leave before the beginning or at the end but yep, it’s possible
The first year is burned at signing. Montreal definitely know if they are ready to sign him or not
Commiting to return is not an enforceable contract. Players can change their mind.
May 19 2023: Logan Cooley commits to return
July 5 2023: Cooley says in an interview that he is ready to turn pro
July 27 2023: Cooley sign his ELC
Most players return but commitment is not an enforceable contract
AHL playoffs is irrelevant. It’s not possible for the regular season either
Caufield signed before the NHL trade deadline so he is not a comparable. He would only be a comparable if you were talking about a signing in February/early Marchx
Playoffs games count when a player is slide eligible. Playoffs games are NHL games, nothing change
That’s incorrect. Playing a game is irrelevant. 1-game burn doesn’t exist. You either are slide eligible or you are not.
Hage is not slide eligible, he is too old. If he signs, his first year is immediately and automatically burned. Nothing can change that
24-years old are limited to 1-year ELC. He is so old that he was barely young enough to qualify for an ELC.
If he was 1 month and half older, he would have been ineligible to sign an ELC. He wouldn’t have been limited to a maximum of years or salary.
No, he doesn’t have to be on the NHL roster before the playoffs. He doesn’t have to be on any roster at any single point. He will be eligible to play any games no matter what with the team he is with.
He can play both but it only depends on order of operations.
He can do an AHL Try-Out and then, sign his ELC. Exactly like James Hagen
However, once he signs his ELC, he cannot be loaned to the AHL. So Hage couldn’t burn his first year and play in the AHL
No. He can signs his ELC beginning this season at any time up to their final playoffs game. Once Montreal is eliminated, he is not eligible to sign an ELC beginning this season.
He can sign an ELC beginning in 2026-2027 until June 1 no matter what happens with Montreal
He can decide to go for a Try-Out and sign an ELC for 2026-2027.
If he signs his ELC now and becomes a NHL player, NHL rules will applies to him. Signing a contract after the deadline is not one of the exceptions that would allow a player to be loaned after the trade deadline
What Geoff said is possible. He can sign an AHL Try-Out and, later, signs his ELC. Nothing forbid that.
The AHL also have no rule for AHL playoffs eligibility. The only problem is the NHL with his rule that forbids loan after the trade deadline, this is why ELC restricts possibilities
For purpose of clarity: if Hage signs his ELC, he cannot be loaned to the AHL this year.
NHL players are not eligible to be loaned after the trade deadline because of the NHL CBA. Only players that were recalled after the deadline can be loaned.
Yep, Hage cannot be loaned to the AHL. And yep, you are right in the sense that any players acquired by trade or waivers after the trade deadline are ineligible to play any NHL games.
Hage cannot be loaned to the AHL at all if he signs his ELC.
Conditioning loan no longer exist after the trade deadline. Only LTI conditioning loan exist and he is not eligible for one.
That’s absolutely incorrect. Hage cannot be loaned to the AHL if he signs his ELC. The NHL highly restricts which player is eligible to be loaned after the trade deadline.
Caufield signed his ELC before the trade deadline, he is irrelevant.
Purely based on age. Only teenagers are eligible to slide
His first year is already burned. It’s burned at signing
Paper moves are still allowed in the NHL. Paper moves that would end up with the player not being credited with a NHL day is forbidden but the new CBA doesn’t forbid paper move that ends up with a player being credited on a NHL day
No, there’s no such rule
Injured players fully count towards the cap at all time no matter what so Laine is already included in the cap hit of the team
Usually, teams spend all their cap space because placing a player on LTI so the ACSL is very close to the cap.
Montreal have a bad ACSL. It’s more than a million away from 95.5M.
Maybe they simply have to go under the cap, not under their ACSL
When a team place their first player on LTI, their salary cap is no longer 95.5M. Their new salary cap is called ACSL. To calculate it, it’s the salary minus the cap space they had at the time of the placement.
When the team is over their ACSL, they are using LTI space even if they are under 95.5M
Usually, the ACSL is very close to the salary cap so when a team stop using LTI, they are usually below their ACSL.
Both possibilities would make sense because the ACSL is only there for the time a team have players on LTI.
I will add that, as far I know, teams have to be under their ACSL to activate their final player. However, the CBA doesn’t say anything about it and it’s rare to see a team with a bad ACSL.
Maybe I’m wrong and maybe they are OK to activate him without any moves
Usually, the ACSL is very close to the salary cap so when a team stop using LTI, they are usually below their ACSL.
Both possibilities would make sense because the ACSL is only there for the time a team have players on LTI.