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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
I got the same impression as sureloss, that Ortio did indeed not consent to a conditioning stint.
I wonder what else he could have meant by that line?
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I guess it would depend on how he was asked. If Ortio felt like he wasn't going to have any rust with time off than maybe that's why he declined. Or maybe Ortio felt he was taking more in by learning from Sigalet and watching Hiller and Ramo than he would from in the AHL.
To the team it probably doesn't mean too much whether he went for a conditioning stint or not. He still counts against the pro roster so it's not like it would have cleared a roster space for anyone. Although I'm not sure about the cap hit and whether they would still have to pay his pro salary in the AHL.