Chirps from Center Ice

Announced today by the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins was a trade.

Link to the news here.

They liked Abbandonato because he was in Pittsburgh’s camp on a PTO. I couldn’t tell you the first thing about the other guy other than he was the ECHL’s Defenseman of the Year.

AHL Chicago is independent this season and as a result are struggling. They are last in the Central Division and are realizing that the concept of being independent may have worked 10 years ago, but not so much in today’s day and age. I think they are coming around to this fact and you are starting to see them take NHL contracted players on. Abbandonato and Headrick are just guys that they casting off to any team that will take them. They made a similar, “future consideration” trade with Hartford last week.

I’d assume that Abbandonato and Headrick will slot right into the lineup and you may see some reassignments back to Wheeling for guys like Jordan Frasca and Cedric Desruisseaux get sent back to Wheeling.

Abbandonato has a goal and two assists with the Wolves in twelve games. Headrick has one assist in five games. Not eye popping numbers, but the Wolves are rudderless in a league where you need to have an NHL partner. A change could do these guys good.

I also couldn’t tell you which is which in the photo tweeted by the Penguins above.

More later this week with the Weekend Preview coming at you guys noon Wednesday. Talk then.