How exactly does this work?

Question

I could be wrong, but i saw somewhere that Florida signed an affiliate deal with the Rochester Americans..

so does this mean that all the players who play for Rochester are now part of the Panthers organization instead of the Sabres?

and now what about the Sabres.. do they need a new affiliate now?

when the get a new affiliate, do all the players that played for Rochester now play for this new affiliate?

Answer 1

No, the players are still owned by their original teams. The Sabers-owned players now pack their bags and move from Rochester to their new team in Portland. The Rochester team will be filled up with Florida-owned players.

I live near Hamilton, Ontario, where the AHL Bulldogs play. For years they were the Oilers' farm team, but they switched with Montreal. All the Oilers players left for their new team and training camp was filled with Canadiens players.

Here's the info below. A lot of these q's can be answered at NHL.com by clicking on the team's website.  Each team usually has a list of all its latest news items.

Answer 2

If they're signed to the Sabres or if the Sabres own their rights they stay with the organization and go to the new AHL affiliate.  If not they stay and get some new teammates.

Answer 3

Yes that would mean anyone on Rochester would (more likely) be 'Florida Panthers' Unless of course it was a joint deal  (like the Albany River Rats have with Carolina & Colorado...or as far as last season went)

Sad to hear they are officially no longer the Sabres farm team.