Confirmed with Link: Chicago Wolves AHL Affiliate

[Borsig]

Well, control means coaching.....who are we bringing in as coach. Would Tim Gleason consider taking those reins? Not saying it is a good idea, I'm just curious as the coach will have to run Carolina's system (or very close to it).

Rod because Dundon so cheap

 

[NotOpie]

Rod because Dundon so cheap

AI Rod.....

 

[hblueridgegal]

Category 5: Hurricanes-Rangers Game 1 set; changes coming to Wolves | The North State Journal

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes will practice Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Invisalign Arena before traveling to New York City ahead of the start of their second series with the Rangers. Carolina did not practice Friday but held a media availability at PNC Arena. 1. Game 1 of the Hurricanes’ second round

nsjonline.com

 

[hblueridgegal]

He was asked if a sale to TD could happen but says the owner wants the team to remain in the Chicago area and thinks the Canes may want to be closer to home.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

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He was asked if a sale to TD could happen but says the owner wants the team to remain in the Chicago area and thinks the Canes may want to be closer to home.

Very encouraging. Total control ain't much different than TD owning a team. Still think we'll eventually get an affiliate we own that is closer to home but this isn't bad in the meantime as that is easier said than done.

 

[DaveG]

also hate to say it, but this kindof confirms that the pressure wasn't to play Kooch over Lyon, but more Chicago putting pressure on Warsofsky to play Lyon over Kooch, and TD/Wads going "who pays your f***ing checks again?"

 

[MinJaBen]

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He was asked if a sale to TD could happen but says the owner wants the team to remain in the Chicago area and thinks the Canes may want to be closer to home.

Interesting about a sale. I would think having an AHL team in Chicago would be much better than having one in “wherever” Carolina: easier access to commercial aviation, huge market, much lower transportation costs for the team to away games, bigger draw to AHL free-agents, etc. If the Wolves were for sale and I were Dundon, I’d do that even if they asked/stipulated the team has to stay in Chicago. Plus, the fact Chicago has a big Russian speaking community doesn’t hurt given the make up of our prospect pool.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Interesting about a sale. I would think having an AHL team in Chicago would be much better than having one in “wherever” Carolina: easier access to commercial aviation, huge market, much lower transportation costs for the team to away games, bigger draw to AHL free-agents, etc. If the Wolves were for sale and I were Dundon, I’d do that even if they asked/stipulated the team has to stay in Chicago. Plus, the fact Chicago has a big Russian speaking community doesn’t hurt given the make up of our prospect pool.

They did say closer to home. Not necessarily in NC. Baltimore seems to be the place. Close enough to us and the competition.

 

[MinJaBen]

They did say closer to home. Not necessarily in NC. Baltimore seems to be the place. Close enough to us and the competition.

Ok, that’s fair.

That said, why would they prefer Baltimore to Chicago? Other than being able to have a prospect drive from the AHL affiliate to Raleigh, I can’t think of any reason to prefer building something new in Baltimore vs having a dedicated fan base in Chicago.

Now there has got to be a good crime rate joke comparison here, but I’m already on my second drink of the evening and it’s not coming to me.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Ok, that’s fair.

That said, why would they prefer Baltimore to Chicago? Other than being able to have a prospect drive from the AHL affiliate to Raleigh, I can’t think of any reason to prefer building something new in Baltimore vs having a dedicated fan base in Chicago.

Now there has got to be a good crime rate joke comparison here, but I’m already on my second drink of the evening and it’s not coming to me.

Just making assumptions here:

Baltimore doesn’t have hockey and maybe some would spend their money locally instead of trying to get into DC.

Baltimore is 5 hours away , Chicago is 12.

Baltimore and the teams on its schedule would be very close to our division foes. Making it easier if an emergency call up is needed on the road.

 

[Svechhammer]

Oh man the finding out stage seems to be more thorough than we thought.

Ousting the GM to put our own guys in place? The Wolves owners possibly selling to Dundon?

After the way the Wolves went on the offensive when the affiliation split up last year, this is kind of shocking. I guess this past season was more damaging to their finances than we believed.

 

[Chrispy]

Oh man the finding out stage seems to be more thorough than we thought.

Ousting the GM to put our own guys in place? The Wolves owners possibly selling to Dundon?

After the way the Wolves went on the offensive when the affiliation split up last year, this is kind of shocking. I guess this past season was more damaging to their finances than we believed.

Zero affiliation fees and no playoff gate is a lot of lost revenue from previous seasons.

Add in no parent team to help with the veteran contracts or provide “free” prospects and it’s a recipe for a bleeding ledger.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Well, he’s out as GM to get promoted.

 

[Canes]

Canes/Wolves relationship:

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Very encouraging. Total control ain't much different than TD owning a team. Still think we'll eventually get an affiliate we own that is closer to home but this isn't bad in the meantime as that is easier said than done.

"Sounds to me like Dundon bought a team without even paying for it." --Mrs. Hank

 

[Lempo]

Canes/Wolves relationship:

Playing with fire here.

 

[cptjeff]

Well, he’s out as GM to get promoted.

Remember, we didn't fire Francis as GM, we promoted him to an empty office and then he quit.

Promoting somebody to a non-hockey role is certainly a way to soften the blow for somebody financially and for PR purposes, but don't mistake it for an actual increase in power and responsibility.

 

[Borsig]

also hate to say it, but this kindof confirms that the pressure wasn't to play Kooch over Lyon, but more Chicago putting pressure on Warsofsky to play Lyon over Kooch, and TD/Wads going "who pays your f***ing checks again?"

Bane do you feel in charge meme

 

[MinJaBen]

"Sounds to me like Dundon bought a team without even paying for it." --Mrs. Hank

I was kinda thinking that as well. Mrs. Hank is pretty smart.

 

[LakeLivin]

"Sounds to me like Dundon bought a team without even paying for it." --Mrs. Hank

I was kinda thinking that as well. Mrs. Hank is pretty smart.

You both forgot the hashtag:
#dundonsocheap

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Forwards:
On contract: nadeau, blake, gunler, FUS, robidas, Jaaska, Trikizov
Options to sign: Guslistov and Mercuri
Older RFAs: Suzuki, Comtois, Tieksola, Murray

Defense
On contract: morrow, seeley, fensmore, heimosalmi, Honka
Option to sign: Montgomery
Older RFAs: coghlan, smith, Mendel

Goalies
Perets, Martin, Khazheyev

Needs

Forwards: 2-4 veteran AHL guys who would be first line call ups. The number will depend on how many of the older RFAs we keep, if Guslistov is coming over, and how many make the NHL squad. I would assume we sign at least one other guy to an AHL deal for depth in case of injuries. The signings will likely be 2 centers and possibly a winger. We have a lot of wingers in the system. Suzuki and Robidas are the only centers right now. FUS and Guslistov are possible centers.

Nadeau-Suzuki-FUS
Trikizov-UFA-Blake
Comtois-Robidas-Jaaska
Gunler-Ufa-Guslistov

Maybe one makes the roster and that shuffles things around

Defense: I’ll assume morrow makes the big squad. We need 2 defensive defenders. All of our guys on contract are offensive focused. Mendel and Montgomery are options to fill those spots. I don’t know that either are serious call up candidates. We’ll have to make decisions on Smith, Coghlan and honka. They are all redundant with Fensmore, Seeley, and Heimosalmi on contract. Get 1 defensive lefty to start and another to play backup.

Mendel-Coghlan/Honka
Seeley-Heimosalmi
UFA-Fensmore

Pretty exciting stuff

 

[mikeyfan]

Just making assumptions here:

Baltimore doesn’t have hockey and maybe some would spend their money locally instead of trying to get into DC.

Baltimore is 5 hours away , Chicago is 12.

Baltimore and the teams on its schedule would be very close to our division foes. Making it easier if an emergency call up is needed on the road.

What about Atlanta? Major Hub, direct flights to Raleigh, and with Baltimore one has to fly out of DC

Just a thought since we are speculating relocation of the Wolves

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

What about Atlanta? Major Hub, direct flights to Raleigh, and with Baltimore one has to fly out of DC

Just a thought since we are speculating relocation of the Wolves

If they don’t get an NHL squad, it makes sense

 

[Chrispy]

What about Atlanta? Major Hub, direct flights to Raleigh, and with Baltimore one has to fly out of DC

Just a thought since we are speculating relocation of the Wolves

Atlanta has many of the same travel challenges as Charlotte with a further distance from the parent club. I don’t see any advantage to moving from Chicago to Atlanta.

Baltimore at least can bus to some AHL games.

In terms of airports, BWI is much closer to Baltimore than Washington and you can get many places from there.

 

[mikeyfan]

The only direct flight from BWI to RDU is southwest and the fly 4 to six times daily. ATL has Delta, Southwest and Frontier that fly directly to RDU, A Total of 11 to 13 daily flights.

Not saying Baltimore is a bad place to be, but I think Atlanta could be an option too