Regenda’s AHL Paycheck Reality Hits Hard

The NHL-AHL pay gap is one of those league realities that sounds abstract until a player lays it out plainly. Regenda’s comments put a dollar-sign face on what so many fringe guys live every day, with one call-up or one demotion changing the math in a hurry. That’s the business side of pro hockey that teams know well and players feel even harder, especially when roster shuffling turns every paycheck into a moving target.