The Colorado Avalanche organization has re-signed restricted free agent forward A.J. Greer to a one-year, two-way contract. His NHL salary is worth $735,000, while he’ll make $90,000 at the NHL level. While the NHL salary is a slight decrease from last year’s $741,666, the AHL salary is up $20,000.
And now it’s time to take a cold, hard look at the fact that the AHL raise might ultimately benefit Greer more. In other words, he might not spend meaningful time with the NHL club.
Part of that cold, hard look needs to be aimed at the reason for Greer’s languishing in the AHL.