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Originally Posted by devo22
just for confirmation from someone who knows the CBA better than me: the Flames can assign Monahan to the AHL as soon as the Ottawa 67s season ends, correct? Would be fantastic if he could join the Heat for a deep playoff run.
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The new CBA got rid of the "Clear Day", but according to this, the rules related to playoff eligibility are still generally the same:
http://pppshow.net/2013/04/04/clarit...r-eligibility/
The key for Monahan is that a player must be on the AHL team's roster at the NHL trade deadline in order to play in the AHL playoffs. Every year, because of this rule, we always see a bunch of teams do "paper transactions" where they assign a player to their AHL affiliate in the morning of the trade deadline, then immediately recall him once the deadline has passed.
Ottawa's last regular season game is March 16, so he would not be able to be sent to Abbotsford on March 5. So, assuming that link is accurate, he will not be able to play in the AHL playoffs this year (he will next season, if they choose).