Xhekaj acknowledged today that he played through the shoulder injury for most of the season and hit it from the team since he wanted to play.
Guhle confirmed he has a head injury but is hoping to play at the Worlds and has been invited to play. Considering he's been skating for a few days now, I think he was probably pretty close to returning had the season gone on.
For me, I have a copy of the CBA and the MOU extension on my computer. I rarely go more than a couple of weeks without needing to consult it for something whether it's for something here or on PHR so some of the obscure stuff sticks after a while. And as most here know, I'm a bit of a cap guy so I have some odd facts on that front in my head.
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.
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.
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.