Chirps from Center Ice

News from the day was that Pittsburgh sent Zach Sill, Brian Dumoulin and Harry Zolnierczyk to Wilkes-Barre.

Zolnierczyk will have to clear waivers. We will know by noon tomorrow if anyone claims him.

It will take at least that long for my mind to clear from the news that Zolnierczyk could actually skate in Wilkes-Barre. I didn’t include him in the 2013 Offseason Moves List and expected him to stay up in the NHL especially with the departure of Matt Cooke this summer.

Jonathan had words on the news and a preview of Pittsburgh’s opening night roster. He also reset the depth chart.

Elsewhere….

Looking over the fence at the neighbors, certified WBS killer Tomas Kundratek cleared waivers today and was assigned to the Hershey Bears.

The Portland Pirates will be playing all of their games this season about an hour north in Lewiston, Maine due to building issues in Cumberland County. The plan was for the Pirates to play all of the games in Lewiston until January while the Civic Center was being renovated, but the Pirates and the Board of Trustees couldn’t see eye to eye on a bunch of issues so instead of starting the season with the uncertainty of where the Pirates will play in 2014, they made the announcement that they will play the entire season in Lewiston.

A couple of home dates were jumbled for the Pirates with the announcement, but that doesn’t affect the Penguins. Wilkes-Barre travels to Lewiston on January 18 @ 7 p.m.

More tomorrow with the recap of Pens-Amerks Round II Friday night.