The Florida Panthers have returned forward Chase Balisy to its American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.
Balisy has appeared in a total of four games with Florida including his first NHL game on Oct. 28 vs. Detroit. The 25-year-old has no points and a -2 rating.
Speaking of the Thunderbirds, they dropped a 3-1 decision to the visiting Hershey Bears last night at MassMutual Center.
Anthony Greco notched the only Springfield goal to complete the scoring, with the lone assist going to Tim Erixon. Greco has lit the lamp in five straight games.
Harri Sateri stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced and dropped to 0-5 on the season.