The Vancouver Canucks can accrue more cap space with Arshdeep Bains and Erik Brännström in the AHL.
Winger Arshdeep Bains and defenceman Erik Brännström were re-assigned to the Abbotsford Canucks in the AHL.
The first is for salary cap reasons. The salary cap is calculated daily and every day that the Canucks are under the cap, they accrue cap space that they can then use later in the season. The further under the cap, the more space they can accrue. Financially, it doesn't make a difference for Brännström, who is on a one-way contract that pays the same amount whether he's in the NHL or AHL, but it's a bit tough for Bains. His two-way contract pays him $816,667 in the NHL and $70,000 in the AHL — his take-home pay varies based on how many days he spends on the NHL roster as opposed to the AHL roster.
The last thing the Canucks would want is Brännström eating up days of waiver exemption while he's sitting in the press box. He's been in the lineup for three games and nine days. They get six more games and 20 more days before Brännström would have to clear waivers again if they wanted to send him to the AHL.
“I thought this was best game,” said head coach Rick Tocchet. “I thought he distributed the puck well, he was really good — he skated the puck out. A couple of nice passes. I was pleased with his game tonight, especially on the breakouts.”
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