So, I FINALLY got a question answered on Michael Russo's podcast (episode 8). I asked "why is it abhorrent to pay Folin NHL salary for a few months in Iowa to create a roster spot?" I asked because Russo always implies that a one-way contract (meaning NHL salary, regardless whether on the team or in the minors) means they will be on the team, not the minors because owners don't want to pay NHL salaries to players who aren't on the team. YET, he continually suggests that the team is willing to pay out millions and millions of dollars in a buyout or two. His response -after a little stuttering and stammering) was that it wasn't abhorrent and that they may actually have to do that. I do think he was struck by the logic of the question. He did add something that I hadn't thought about, however. He said the team needs to make sure they don't end up with a situation similar to what they had (have) with Haula and Kuemper: a player who they can't send to the minors because they will have so many NHL games they will have to pass through waivers and will certainly not make it through. For those people who don't understand, all other NHL teams can take the player with no compensation of any sort to the MN Wild.
I've asked some other questions to them via twitter, but I wonder they couldn't see them because of my privacy settings.
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