Divorce Ahead For Panthers And Amerks?

As if there wasn't enough franchise swapping in the AHL this year, the Florida Panthers and Rochester Americans look like they have a head start on next year's dealings.  Keith Wozniak from Litter Box Cats reports that this is the final year of the affiliation agreement between the two teams and it's likely the last:

It's going to be a long summer and long season unless Dale Tallon can come in and work some magic to smooth things over.  The affiliation between the Amerks and Panthers has had some rough times but they seemed to be making progress.  Stay tuned, it's going to be interesting.

The AHL and NHL do not provide a list of current affiliation lengths between teams so there’s no real way to say what other team would be available.  Get ready for another lame duck season and world of distractions.