With the Lehigh Valley Phantoms’ regular season beginning in just a few days. Maddie and I (Brad) are here to go over the roster and possible line combinations for game one. When it comes to making the lines, the most important thing to note is the AHL’s developmental rule.
Of the eighteen skaters you dress in a given game, thirteen must qualify as “developmental” players. To be classified as such, you must have played in fewer than 260 professional games at the start of the regular season, however, each team is allowed to dress one player who has surpassed the 260 game threshold as long as they’ve played in 320 games or fewer.