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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Wonder what the purpose of sending him down for Christmas was
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Most likely to reduce his number of days on the roster. He can be in the NHL for a cumulative 30 days or 10 games played before he needs to clear waivers again.
A player is considered to be on an NHL roster for a day if he is on the roster at 5:00pm ET on that day. He was sent down on the morning of the 23rd and recalled at 5:01pm ET on the 26th. He wouldn't have counted on the NHL roster for the 23rd, 24th, 25th, or 26th, so they essentially got an extra 4 days of waiver-free status for him.