Im not sure why they did this. Dont they want Woll or Scott to get any playing time and development in the AHL?
- Archaic

Pretty slim chance there is an AHL season this year.

Sir I live in Saskatchewan. If every person in the province lined up to vote at a single booth it wouldn't take 3 days.
- BINGO!

So SK doesn't stand for South Karolina?

Im not sure why they did this. Dont they want Woll or Scott to get any playing time and development in the AHL?
- Archaic

This is the "why" from the article (my initial reaction was WTF also but after reading this it makes sense):

The Leafs now have six goaltenders under contract, but for the expansion draft prospects Ian Scott and Joseph Woll are exempt and Frederik Andersen and Aaron Dell are unrestricted free agents. Had the Leafs not re-signed Hutchinson, they would have been forced to expose Campbell to Seattle, now they can protect Campbell and expose Hutchinson.


Also perhaps the fact Hutchinson is from Barrie they figured if he doesn't get taken by Seattle he would be more than OK playing in Toronto with the Marlies.

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- Cush29

I think there's a lot of IT gremlins today.

I can't seem to log on to espn.com

I'm loving this.
- Scabeh

Thems is fighting words!

I'll have a trio of soft goals please!

- Scabeh

And what would you like in the second period?

Oh.

Sir I live in Saskatchewan. If every person in the province lined up to vote at a single booth it wouldn't take 3 days.
- BINGO!

You know. I think somewhere in my broken brain I knew that.

So the point is that no, you actually don't have anything better to do.

Terrible news.


The McRib ain't coming back to Canada.


- TheMussel

And what would you like in the second period?
- Atomic Wedgie

This is the "why" from the article (my initial reaction was WTF also but after reading this it makes sense):

The Leafs now have six goaltenders under contract, but for the expansion draft prospects Ian Scott and Joseph Woll are exempt and Frederik Andersen and Aaron Dell are unrestricted free agents. Had the Leafs not re-signed Hutchinson, they would have been forced to expose Campbell to Seattle, now they can protect Campbell and expose Hutchinson.


Also perhaps the fact Hutchinson is from Barrie they figured if he doesn't get taken by Seattle he would be more than OK playing in Toronto with the Marlies.
- Cush29

Financial luxuries.

Not many teams are handing guaranteed NHL-level incomes to AHLers.

I think there's a lot of IT gremlins today.

I can't seem to log on to espn.com
- Atomic Wedgie

the witching hours has started early

Pretty slim chance there is an AHL season this year.
- Atomic Wedgie

Coming from you?

Or legit information? Because you have been way wrong in the past with this sort of stuff

Because I haven’t heard much info on not playing, and they have a target date.

Financial luxuries.

Not many teams are handing guaranteed NHL-level incomes to AHLers.
- The Law

Bell and Rogers should announce that they are introducing a 5% rate hike everywhere except Ontario to help Canada’s team win a Cup.

- Scabeh

10% in Quebec

Coming from you?

Or legit information? Because you have been way wrong in the past with this sort of stuff

Because I haven’t heard much info on not playing, and they have a target date.
- Santo_44

AHL have a target date in 2021.

So Wedgie is technically correct saying there won't be an AHL season THIS year.

Which is the best kind of correct.

AHL have a target date in 2021.

So Wedgie is technically correct saying there won't be an AHL season THIS year.

Which is the best kind of correct.
- Scabeh

Target date means there’s a season? My sex life just got way better.

starter in under two months

fackin bingo - lol

Coming from you?

Or legit information? Because you have been way wrong in the past with this sort of stuff

Because I haven’t heard much info on not playing, and they have a target date.
- Santo_44

WTF are you going on about?

I've been right about absolutely everything I've ever written on Hockeybuzz.

I have a target date for spooning all night long with Scarlett Johansson.

Coming from you?

Or legit information? Because you have been way wrong in the past with this sort of stuff

Because I haven’t heard much info on not playing, and they have a target date.
- Santo_44

But to answer your question, when the AHL announced their "target date" there was widespread disbelief across hockey media.

The challenges remain:

- closed border (yes, Calgary may offer a glimmer of hope)
- no fans means no revenues
- a little over a third of the AHL teams are NOT owned by their NHL affiliates - they won't have the financial reserves to run a season.

Do I have any "legit information?"

Nobody does.

I do have a healthy skepticism, based upon facts and probabilities.

But to answer your question, when the AHL announced their "target date" there was widespread disbelief across hockey media.

The challenges remain:

- closed border (yes, Calgary may offer a glimmer of hope)
- no fans means no revenues
- a little over a third of the AHL teams are NOT owned by their NHL affiliates - they won't have the financial reserves to run a season.

Do I have any "legit information?"

Nobody does.

I do have a healthy skepticism, based upon facts and probabilities.
- Atomic Wedgie

But to answer your question, when the AHL announced their "target date" there was widespread disbelief across hockey media.

The challenges remain:

- closed border (yes, Calgary may offer a glimmer of hope)
- no fans means no revenues
- a little over a third of the AHL teams are NOT owned by their NHL affiliates - they won't have the financial reserves to run a season.

Do I have any "legit information?"

Nobody does.

I do have a healthy skepticism, based upon facts and probabilities.
- Atomic Wedgie

There’s certainly not going to be a season with that kind of negative attitude.

Hutch is clutch. 🥴

Hutch is clutch. 🥴
- Garnie

Just announced. We signed Joey Anderson. 3 yrs