Around the League - 2023/24

[Balthazar]

Essentially Wolves have different goals than the team. The Wolves want to be a top AHL team and play to win over everything else. They want final decisions on the front office, coaching staff, and roster. Canes want input and they care about development. There are some specifics as mentioned above, but that is just the first layer of the onion. The Wolves are pretty notoriously hard to work with and each affiliation doesn't last very long. The AHL Board can't really force them to work with a team, so they are going alone on it. This is the 2nd or 3rd time they've done this.

I don't see how the AHL can tolerate this on one hand and on the other hand don't want more teams than the NHL.

Either they are a development league and every single AHL team is affiliated to one NHL team or they aren't a development league and aren't limited to the same number of teams than the NHL.

 

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I don't see how the AHL can tolerate this on one hand and on the other hand don't want more teams than the NHL.

Either they are a development league and every single AHL team is affiliated to one NHL team or they aren't a development league and aren't limited to the same number of teams than the NHL.

There really isn’t anything in the bylaws to prohibit it. They can’t force the Wolves to sell or force an affiliation. So they kinda have to tolerate it, even if they don’t like it.

 

[Metallo]

There really isn’t anything in the bylaws to prohibit it. They can’t force the Wolves to sell or force an affiliation. So they kinda have to tolerate it, even if they don’t like it.

Can an NHL just buy a AHL expansion franchise and run it?

 

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Can an NHL just buy a AHL expansion franchise and run it?

The NHL can’t, but an NHL team or any other ownership group can buy an expansion team if the AHL is willing to expand. That’s part of the problem though, the AHL isn’t willing to expand to 33 teams.

 

[Balthazar]

The 32 AHL teams should be owned by the 32 NHL teams. That would solve all the issues.

 

[The Kingslayer]

And just like that Alex Newhook is a 2C again lol

 

[The Kingslayer]

Newhook second shift as 2C went how you think it did. Two great chances for the Wild Brodin off the bar after Newhook went looking for his stick lol

 

[The Kingslayer]

Lol Montreal gives up two shorties in 26 seconds

 

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The 32 AHL teams should be owned by the 32 NHL teams. That would solve all the issues.

Iirc… we are at 21 or 22 (and the Eagles/Avs are not one of them).

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Yeah the Wolves don't like to play nice in the sandbox. They have done this before a couple of times for sure. I think the Blues were the last time IIRC.

 

[GeoRox89]

And just like that Alex Newhook is a 2C again lol

Brutal. He’s a really likeable kid and I want him to succeed in Montreal but he’s never going to develop into the player he could be if he keeps being forced to play centre

 

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Brutal. He’s a really likeable kid and I want him to succeed in Montreal but he’s never going to develop into the player he could be if he keeps being forced to play centre

I wish somebody would recognize to just staple him at wing and to develop there. He can be a player in the league and a good one… I just don’t see it at center.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Man is Jonas Johansson bad lol. Aint no way the net can be that wide open from a pass from the point. Wat you doing there blud lol

I wish somebody would recognize to just staple him at wing and to develop there. He can be a player in the league and a good one… I just don’t see it at center.

Yah hes actually decent as a winger. The moment he plays C he looks lost and confused. That second shift was clown show.

 

[Balthazar]

Newhook has to play center with Dach and Dvorak injured.

 

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Newhook has to play center with Dach and Dvorak injured.

Doesn’t have to… Monahan and Evans could move up then fill in the 4th line.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Devon Levi looking very good that period. Asshole stonned my boy Point twice.

Newhook has to play center with Dach and Dvorak injured.

Thats like sayin Hunter Miska has to play for the Avs because <Fill in the blank>. No he dont. Newhook dont need to play C.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Would be funny if Oilers lose tonight. 630 Ched was hilarious last game.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[The Abusement Park]

Eriksson Ek carrying my fantasy team so far this year.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Devon Levi another big stop

 

[MonsterMack]

McDavid is McDavid but 45 here was just trash

 

[The Kingslayer]

Man does Tampa look all out of sort

 

[Balthazar]

Looks like ROR isn't preventing Nashville from being absolute garbage.

 

[BaconNater]

Didn't realize Sabres coach looks like a chemistry professor

Also the NHL app is so bad why'd they change

 

[The Kingslayer]

Didn't realize Sabres coach looks like a chemistry professor

Also the NHL app is so bad why'd they change

NHL app is horrendous.