Look, anybody who knows anything about how minor league programs are actually run would see that for what it is ... a Wolves PR statement. Whatever, as I've noted a million times, I think fans put WAY too much weight on what NHL teams actually get out of their AHL affiliates. It ain't nothing, but it's not the be all, end all either. Chicago is the wrong affiliate fit for any NHL team that wants to prioritize development ... which is basically all of them. So ... yeah. When there's push-back on your requests to play your own prospects over veteran minor leaguers? Yeah, that's a distraction any NHL club can do without.