Keefe says as Mrázek ramps up toward his return, the plan will be to get him in some games with the Marlies (Conditioning stint)
— David Alter (@dalter) November 30, 2021Both Petr Mrázek and Ilya Mikheyev have missed most or all of the regular season, and won’t be able to just jump back in the lineup. They both could end up in the AHL on a conditioning stint, so it’s time to re-learn how this works.
Conditioning Loans
There are two types of conditioning loans. If a player is on IR, where they count against the salary cap, and are getting ready to return to playing action, or if they just get scratched a lot, they can go on a regular conditioning loan.