I've hit a brick wall on this so perhaps others can track down the info.
Daniil Tarasov is, despite all denials, apparently still injured. He didn't play this weekend, and when I asked if he was skating with the team I got the runaround, which is very unusual. Usually if I stumble into stuff they don't want me to know they come right out and tell me they aren't going to tell me anything.
Here's the issue...an NHL team cannot assign an injured player to the minors without that player's permission. I'm thinking Tarasov gave that permission to make himself eligible for the AHL playoffs, and because of that is still collecting his NHL salary.
Asking San Jose hockey ops about stuff like that is akin to asking them a question about nuclear physics--you're not going to get an accurate answer (if you get one at all).
So, anyone with any insight here?