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Originally Posted by getbak
Yes, any drafted player can play on a PTO (professional try-out) in the AHL after his junior season has ended (Poirier, Klimchuk, and Kanzig are signed, so they don't need a PTO).
The College players can do it if they are done with their NCAA careers because they lose their NCAA eligibility if they play a pro game (or even practice, I believe).
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I'm not positive about this but I seem to remember Junior players that have signed a NHL contract being able to sign an ATO contract with the AHL team, so their NHL contract doesn't kick in until the next season. It may be the same with college players too.