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Good for Stephane Veilleux. It's one thing for NHL owners to lock out the players, then sneak as many guys as they can into the AHL, but why should the Wild expect someone who couldn't be sent down to sign an independent contract with an AHL affiliate that they own? When you're negotiating with a guy who's free to sign with any team, you can't just offer him the same money (or less) that he would have made on his currently invalid two-way deal.

On the other hand, probably not the most politic career move.