The Blackhawks' roster is beginning to take shape.
After cutting seven players and releasing two others from their tryout agreements Monday morning, the Blackhawks placed forwards Spencer Abbott, Sam Carrick and Pierre-Cedric Labrie and defensemen Cameron Schilling and Viktor Svedberg on waivers shortly after.
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All five players will be assigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League if and when they clear on Tuesday. Teams have 24 hours to put in a claim.
The moves trim down the active roster to 28 with 17 forwards, eight defensemen and three goaltenders.