Overview
- The team announced the assignments on Monday following a 1-2-1 road trip that extended a rough stretch of results.
- Rinzel, a 2022 first-round pick regarded as a top prospect, has one goal and seven assists in 28 games as his role and minutes declined from early-season top-pair usage.
- He was moved off the top pairing, saw his ice time drop as low as 9:30, and was a healthy scratch at times after opening the year with heavy minutes and special-teams work.
- Slaggert has one goal and no assists in 10 appearances with frequent healthy scratches and limited ice time, with his early training camp injury cited as a factor in his stalled traction.
- Chicago sits at 12-11-6 after dropping eight of 10 and being outscored 13-1 in the last two games, providing the backdrop for prioritizing playing time in Rockford.