It's too bad about this because it is a great tool for the young guys to get sent down for conditioning (think bloodflow) and playing time.

AFAIK you can only send down guys who are on the roster, so it would shorten the bench, but man what an asset to call up say J-Max or Delfino in a pinch and they are game ready to play serious minutes.

I mean, what baller doesn't want to play? "No Joe, I would rather sit on the bench and watch than go play 20~30 MPG every second night".