Abbott, 28, made his Blackhawks debut last night, but returns to the AHL immediately. Abbott returns to the AHL, where he has eight goals and 13 assists (21 points) in 30 games this season.
Abbott hasn’t appeared in an NHL games since 2013-14, but it looks like he will get a chance on Thursday. The 28-year-old forward has eight goals and 13 assists (21 points) in 30 games with Rockford and he skated with Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa in Wednesday’s practice.
Abbott played just 5:16 and was a minus-2 in his NHL debut last night.
With Nikolai Kulemin out, Abbott will make his NHL debut in the Maple Leafs home opener.
Abbott had 13 goals and 20 assists (33 points) in 55 games for the Marlies last season.
Abbott just completed his fourth season at U. of Maine, scoring 21 goals and 62 points in 39 games.
