The adjustments keep coming for the upcoming season. The latest includes a couple of in-state rivals coming together to help each other out. Earlier this week it was announced that the Charlotte Checkers, the brand new affiliate of the Florida Panthers, had decided to opt out of the upcoming AHL season. That left the Panthers without a spot to stash their prospects in 2021. On Wednesday it was announced that the Tampa Bay Lightning had agreed to share the Syracuse Crunch with the Panthers.
Back in the day, teams sharing affiliates wasn’t unheard of.