Hayden Fleury cannot be sent to the minors, per the rules about replacement players.

B) Replacement Players
Replacement players can be acquired in many ways but the total of the replacement salaries can not exceed the IR player's salary, any salary exceeding the IR player's salary will count against the cap and no further players can be added as IR replacements. The replacement salaries do not count against the teams cap (if under the IR player's salary) but do count against the roster size.

Option 3:
Call up experienced minor leaguers without going through re-entry waivers. When the IR player returns these players must be sent down through the normal waiver system or remain on the team and count against cap and roster size.
Stipulation: Experienced players with contracts extending past this season can not be sent back down to the minors only replacement players with 1 year remaining on their contracts are eligible

3m

 

Detroit is also looking to add a D-man or two. We have lots of talented wingers to spare and will discuss practically all assets in the right deal.

Do you want to sign a temporary IR replacement contract for one of your IR players?

Or a normal contract for 1 or 2 years at $0.5m per year?