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Originally Posted by dying4acup

It was posted in another thread, but the CBA listed the exact conditions of who could and couldn't be sent down during the Olympics, depending on how long before, and how much time players had spent on the NHL roster leading up to the break.

For instance, if Monahan had been of age, even though he is on entry level contract, he would have been in eligible because he has been on the NHL roster the whole season.

Correct me if I am wrong please.

That is correct. That's why we won't see Yakupov or Nugent-Hopkins sent down even though they don't need waivers to be sent down. I believe the Oilers can "loan" them to the AHL, to save cap space, but they can't play or practice during the break.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...ticle16548337/

- As Elliotte Friedman pointed out earlier in the day, players are paid throughout the break, so there could be some cap-related manoeuvrings prior to the freeze. One NHL executive noted that one bizarre loophole with the break is some entry level players can be “loaned” (i.e. demoted to the minors) for cap reasons even if they aren’t eligible to play in the AHL, making it merely a paper transaction. (NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said that was a simplified way of looking at what’s possible during the break but “not categorically inaccurate.”)

- Why can’t some players play in the AHL? Well the league and the NHLPA negotiated a big, long list of stipulations over which players get an Olympic break and which ones don’t, a string of legalese that’s not included in the CBA. Basically, players who don’t require waivers to be sent down still get the time off if (a) they were on an NHL roster (or injured reserve) for at least 75 per cent of the days between Oct. 1 and Jan. 24, including being in the NHL on Jan. 24 or later or (b) they participated in 16 of the last 20 games before the break.

- Regardless of their age or contract status, players who fall into those two groups are deemed to have earned an Olympic break and can’t “practice, participate or play” with their AHL team at any point during the 10-day break.

- If you want to put a veteran player on waivers, however, in order to play them in the minors during the break, that’s fair game. That’s a pretty cold move if it’s a player that’s been on your roster all season and planning for some time off, but it would save some cap space.