I hope neither city does. AHL, imo, is just another minor league team. Moving "up" would likely lead to higher ticket prices, longer drives to road games, rivalries that may or may not be as exciting, and a lot of other issues. And for what benefit? So that we can say that we have something "as good as" Des Moines?
I can see the argument for wanting the NHL to come (though I don't know that there's a fan base here to support it), but... minor league is minor league and I think we should just stick with what works. We have a reputation as one of the top CHL cities, there's a lot of fan support, players at that level seem to love it here... Why isn't that good enough?