Who are some of the best players to ever play AHL games on conditioning loans?

[HockeyVirus]

Inspired by the hilarious thought of a guy like McDavid coming back from injury and being sent to the AHL to score 20 points a game, I am wondering who some of the best to ever do it were and how they did? It seems typically teams don't send down guys over a certain level of pedigree.

Bonus points for pictures of players in an AHL jersey for the only few games they played in their career in the AHL on a conditioning loan

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[dirtydanglez]

didnt evander kane get send down a few years ago.

 

[credulous]

alex mogilny rode the bus for albany for a while but it was for performance and salary cap reasons not for a conditioning stint

 

[Dust]

It's not quite a conditioning stint, but Jordan Eberle tore up the AHL in the lockout shortened year with 51 points in 34 games. Justin Schultz had 48 in 34 as a D-man.

 

[carjackmalone]

Pierre Larouche

 

[Breakers]

Apparently Byfuglien was on a conditioning stint in the AHL for 2007.
I mean yes he played in the AHL seasons before that.
but his final 8 games are recorded as a conditioning stint
can't find a photo in a rockford jersey, he never looked back after that.

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

Carey price 2020-2021. Same year as his spectacular cup finals run

 

[HockeyVirus]

Carey price 2020-2021. Same year as his spectacular cup finals run


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Fantastic. Shame this was during empty arenas Laval fans would have been crazy