spockBokk
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To me, the writing has been on the wall for a while now, they’re going to make up with Chicago.
Confirmed with Link: Chicago Wolves AHL Affiliate
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Was hoping the same thing. An AHL team in Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Generals) would be nice and close.
Andrew chimes in whenever there is a mention of the Canes affiliate. He posted the "we were on a break meme" in the comments, too.
spockBokk
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Sadly, this has seemed like a likely scenario for a while. If it comes to pass, I hope they can still find another solution in the long run. Perhaps both sides are trying to actually define certain aspects of the relationship this time around to avoid the things that each side took issue with last time.
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I'm guessing Dundon wanted to buy/relocate, and there wasn't an owner who wanted to play ball
Nikishin Go Boom
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Probably both sides pretending to be Burns here.
HisIceness
This is Hurricanes Hockey
Ugh.
I was really hoping for that Baltimore rumor to become true. Going back to the Wolves I guess is better than nothing but it still sucks.
As far as I'm concerned, the Wolves should have been kicked out of the league for their stint.
I was really hoping for that Baltimore rumor to become true. Going back to the Wolves I guess is better than nothing but it still sucks.
As far as I'm concerned, the Wolves should have been kicked out of the league for their stint.
Nikishin Go Boom
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I think we’ll have to wait for the ahl to expand when the nhl expands. 3 year agreement lines up with that nicely
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Fine as a stopgap but hopefully that 3 years is just that and Dundon remains committed to buying a team as soon as possible.
Fat chance. The only thing they learned is that they can’t field a competitive team of AAAA veterans.
I doubt much is going to change in the Wolves prioritization of veteran AHL players over more talented prospects.
Hope this doesn’t last the full 3 years.
Nikishin Go Boom
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It’s going to be tough for them to do that when we have a roster full of prospects.
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I'm guessing part of the holdup/details is Canes getting some guaranteed measure of control and development
Cardiac Jerks
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Definitely, no way we’re getting back together with them without setting some serious ground rules.
Svechhammer
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Amusing that this kind of shit had to happen to get to the point where an AHL franchise is going to be forced to actually start acting like an AHL franchise
“Baby come back. You can blame it all on me.”
Oh we do, Wolves. We definitely do.
Oh we do, Wolves. We definitely do.
NotOpie
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The Hershey Bears model is the the one Chicago should use. Good balance between vets and youth might lead to two straight Calder Cups…
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We did that with the Checkers followed by Chicago
Cardiac Jerks
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Hurricanes, Chicago Wolves to reunite in AHL partnership
The two teams have agreed to a three-year contract for the Wolves to become the Hurricanes' AHL affiliate again, per league a source.
theathletic.com
