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Originally Posted by Nino33
The NHL AGM (who is "under" the NHL GM) is the GM of the AHL team.....you think the NHL GM's not ultimately in charge? I think the NHL GM is ultimately in charge (IMO NHL GM's are definitely going to be telling the AHL about lines/ice time.....it will likely usually be in "group discussions" but the NHL GM is the head honcho)
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Yup, agree 100% with this. Almost all AHL teams are owned/run through their NHL affiliates. The AHL coach is often an employee of the NHL franchise, in fact. Darn right he's going to be listening to the NHL management about who is playing and how much.
There are exceptions, I know about 5 years ago, when the Canucks had their farm team in Chicago (then privately owned), that was a major bone of contention, in that several AHL vets played over the Van prospects.