I seriously doubt that, GR, SHOW ME EVIDENCE by 2021 or 22, which is when Seattle is scheduled to come aboard.... It is highly doubtful, given what transpired last summer, that the Hunts are even considering the Mavericks abandoning their current league(yes, they are the Flames affiliate as of now, but I do not see either the Blues nor the AHL revisiting any KC franchise, otherwise, why would they have ended all talk of the Mavericks doing what Colorado's Eagles (and others, notably Charlotte, comes to mind) will be doing in 2018/19.... and beyond....
I also don't see Vegas going through any issues with Don Levin and the Wolves over buyout of an agreement in which Vegas has sole control of all personnel, something that was negotiated, and why Vegas essentially replaced St. Louis as that contract wasn't going to be renewed, even if Vegas hadn't been the other party in those discussions, would the result have changed and Colorado's Eagles remain in their current league, I don't believe it would....
there was a rumor that Levin would've abandoned the Wolves had he been awarded the Seattle franchise, not OVG, TOO AT ONE POINT.
In fact, why is the ECHL stuck at 28 teams, potentially 29, IF PRO HOCKEY returns to St. John's, so if the AHL requires 32, the E, IS FURTHER behind as to the comment about # of franchises.