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Just remember, that comes off the cap next year if he gets it.

There is no AHL salary this year since the contract doesn't start until 2024-25 so it doesn't have anything to do with his AHL salary on the entry-level deal. There is no cap on what a one-way AHL contract can be and often runs into the six figures. I wouldn't be surprised if Tuch's 'salary' in the minors is actually in the six figures. He's eligible for a full weeks' pay since the deal was registered there Monday and there are games I think until Sunday. That wouldn't completely compensate for what a few NHL days would have been but it would help bridge the gap compared to an ATO which is basically just per diem money.

It goes by number of days in the season. I think it's 190 or 192 this year, something like that. So 3/192 since there's games until Thursday and then the signing bonus as you noted.

I'm not sure they can be much worse when it comes to that.

What's particularly interesting is that Tuch got a one-way AHL deal. Usually it's ATO/PTO deals at this time of year. I assume that lets them pay him more, offsetting some of the foregone money by not signing an ELC that starts this season.

This was a logical guess but it's playing out the other way. Savard is already just under 17 minutes, leading both teams by a fair bit.

Correct.

If it's a deal starting this season, it's possible they wait until after 5 PM, thus not counting on the books until Tuesday. That's the only logic I can see with waiting. That's from yesterday, citing the Friedman report that said it was trending toward him signing.

He hasn't signed yet. It sounds like things are heading in that direction so I'm surprised it's not done yet.

How many of those are big and play with physicality? That's something the Habs don't have a lot of in their prospect pool.

Yes, Laval can finish ahead of Belleville with two regulation wins next week. However, that alone doesn't clinch them as I think Utica can still catch Laval.

Andersson and Heineman score in the 3rd as Laval takes it 5-1. https://theahl.com/stats/game-summary/1026269 Laval is now two points behind Belleville. The Sens have a game in hand still but Laval has the tiebreaker.

That's better than when they attempted to copy ESPN with the bubbles above whoever has the puck. It's goofy but at least it's subtle.

Now 3-1 early in the 3rd. Maillet (PP) and Andersson have the goals.

If he signs, don't be surprised if it's an NHL deal for this season. That's the only carrot left the Habs have to offer to dissuade him from going to free agency in August.