Turnover in the AHL is just about the only constant. Change is the norm, and team rosters can look drastically different from season to season. If players don't know each other, then how can they be expected to work together to win hockey games?
The art of team building can be a tricky skill to learn and to manage, especially in a sport like hockey, where it seems like players spend at least seven months living in each other's pockets. No one can doubt that guys who play professional hockey spend a lot of time together during the regular season.