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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I think so. Teams are only allowed to recall four guys after the trade deadline. But the Flames will have their collection of black aces on hand who I believe they'll be able to recall on an emergency basis during the playoffs. Correct me if I'm wrong on that, anybody.
Of course, the NHL implementing 28-skater rosters for the playoffs may change things entirely
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Under normal circumstances:
You're allowed a total of 4 regular recalls between the trade deadline and the end of the regular season.
Between the end of the NHL regular season and the end of the season for the team's AHL affiliate, a team is allowed to have a maximum of 3 post-deadline regular call-ups on its roster (unless the team had 4 when the season ended -- you can keep those 4), but there is no limit as to the number of recalls/demotions that you can make, so long as the total number of players in the NHL doesn't exceed 3.
Once the affiliate's season comes to an end, the NHL team can have an unlimited number of AHLers on the roster (these are your Black Aces).
There are no limits to the number of Emergency recalls a team can make, so long as emergency conditions apply.
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All of the same restrictions apply to signed players who were returned to their junior teams, except there are no "regular recalls" for junior players.
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All of those things apply when things are normal. When play resumes, things won't be normal, although it has been reported that all roster rules will still apply.
Since the CHL and AHL will not resume their seasons before the NHL awards the Stanley Cup, the rules that apply after a player's AHL/CHL team's season has ended should be the ones that apply, (i.e., there will be no limitations for roster size or player eligibility as long as the player was on the team's reserve list at the deadline and has been signed to a SPC for the 2019-20 season).
I believe this should mean that the Flames could have Pelletier or Zavgorodniy available for the resumption of play, but Pettersen or Wolf aren't eligible because they signed contracts that start in 2020. The college free agents the Flames recently signed would also not be eligible because they weren't on the Flames' reserve list at the deadline. Any AHL/ECHL player signed to an NHL contract for 2019-20 should also be available.
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Yesterday, Friedman mentioned that there was going to be a 28 skater limit per team (with unlimited goalies), but I saw a tweet this morning (I believe it was quoting Columbus's GM) saying there won't be any limit other than the 50 person per team limit. If true, teams will be able to use those 50 spots as they see fit. That would allow teams to minimize their coaching and off-ice staff in isolation with the team to maximize their available players.