Is there any chance that teams where AHL and NHL teams are in the same or adjacent cities where the leagues could book them at matching times? Maybe reduce the AHL travel costs if they can travel with the NHL teams.
NHL would book the Flames and Hawks for a Saturday and the AHL would book the Heat and Wolves for the same day (if in a different arena) or the day before or after.
Even just sharing on one leg of a trip of travel would be big for AHL budgets.
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