The Detroit Red Wings have taken advantage of carrying three goaltenders to assign Alex Nedeljkovic to the minors.
It's a chance for Nedeljkovic, who has not played for the Wings in nearly a month, to get back to the form that prompted the Wings to acquire him in the summer of 2021, and won him last season's starter job.
This season has been rough; Nedeljkovic is 2-4-2 in nine games with a 4.09 goals-against average and a 0.880 save percentage.
Going to the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins gives Nedeljkovic a chance to work his way out of his slump at a lower level of hockey.