The Atlanta Thrashers assigned goalie Fred
Brathwaite to Chicago of the American Hockey League on Saturday.
Brathwaite was 1-1 in the pre-season, allowing 4.29 goals per
game. He and Johan Hedberg were added in the off-season to play
behind Kari Lehtonen. Hedberg remains on the roster as Lehtonen's
top backup.
Brathwaite spent the past two seasons with Ak-Bars Kazan of
Russian Super League.