No you silly Calgary fan NJ won't pay him not to play, they'll pay his complete salary while he's in the minors. It just doesn't count against the Devils salary cap.
And last night I was watching the two late games ( SJ vs. Clb, LA vs. Phx) and two things impressed me. The first was Kyle McLarens' open ice hit on Trevor Letowski, and the second was the overall Kings broadcast. They usually do player interviews on the bench during the game, which I think some of our Canadian broadcasters could learn a lesson from. Also for the entire second period Cuba Gooding Jr called the game with the announcers. It was quite entertaining.
Here's hoping the Leafs beat the Flames tonight and then phone in the effort on Saturday versus the Oil...