Sensational superstar retirado después de vestir solo cinco partidos esta temporada. Su ausencia contribuirá a la formación de talentos como Colton Dach y Frank Nazar.

Sensational superstar retirado después de vestir solo cinco partidos esta temporada. Su ausencia contribuirá a la formación de talentos como Colton Dach y Frank Nazar.

Andreas Athanasiou’s time with the Chicago Blackhawks is over. Well, at least being the team’s nightly healthy scratch is done.

He has been waived after suiting up for just five games this season.

It is likely Athanasiou will clear waivers given his cap number and his lack of production. He will then head to Rockford to play for the team’s AHL affiliate, the IceHogs.

Also, Athanasiou making his way through waivers unclaimed will help the team develop prospects such as Colton Dach and Frank Nazar.

It would be good for Nazar and Dach to skate with a skilled veteran such as Athanasiou. Lukas Reichel’s brief moments of looking good on the ice last season came when he was on it with Athanasiou. Remember, Reichel was terrible last year, but when he was with Athanasiou, he looked like one of the team’s most promising young players.

Injuries kept Athanasiou off the ice after his solid first year with the Blackhawks.

That is when Andreas scored 20 goals and passed out 20 assists in 81 games. Skating in that many games was a career-high, as injuries have kept him off the ice regularly throughout his 10-year career.