Overview
- The club made the assignments on Dec. 8 after a 1-2-1 road trip, confirming both players will report to the IceHogs.
- Rinzel, a 2022 first-round pick, has one goal and seven assists in 28 games with his average ice time down to about 16:30 from roughly 23:30 late last season.
- His responsibilities had been scaled back in November, including a healthy scratch, a move off the top pairing, and a shift from the first to the second power-play unit.
- Slaggert logged one goal in 10 NHL games with frequent healthy scratches, and coaches emphasized the need for him to play every day in Rockford.
- Chicago, which has dropped eight of its last 10, will revert to a six-defenseman lineup against the Rangers, with Dominic Toninato called up as the spare forward.