The Predators have opened up a roster spot in advance of their game against Seattle on Thursday. The team announced that winger Kieffer Bellows has been assigned back to AHL Milwaukee.
The 26-year-old got into five games with Nashville after being recalled last month, his first taste of NHL action since the 2022-23 campaign. Bellows was held off the scoresheet in each of those contests while averaging just under 11 minutes a night of playing time. For his career, he has 14 goals and 14 assists in 100 NHL outings.
Bellows has spent the bulk of this season in the minors with the Admirals. Through 41 games with them, he has 14 goals and 15 assists. Those numbers are below his minor league output from a year ago when he had 27 goals and 22 helpers in 52 outings with AHL Toronto, a performance that earned him a one-year, two-way deal this summer after being strictly on an AHL pact last season.
With the demotion, the Predators now have two open roster spots. It seems likely that one or both of those will be filled relatively quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday.