The Florida Panthers have acquired center Brandon Pirri from the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2014 3rd round draft pick and a 2016 5th round pick.
Pirri is only 22 years old and is in the last year of his entry level contract. He is a restricted free agent at the end of the season. The center was taken in the second round (59th overall) in the 2009 Entry Draft by the Blackhawks.
Pirri has split his time this season between the Blackhawks and their AHL affiliate, the Rockford Ice Hogs. He played in 28 games in the NHL this season, while scoring six goals, assisting on five goals, and tallying 11 points. The young center was a plus six in those games with 12:15 of ice time per game.
Pirri did get some power play time while in the NHL. He averaged about 54 seconds of power play time per game this season. He also had 14 hits, 10 blocked shots, only three give aways and 12 takeaways. He was sent down to Rockford and then called back up to the Blackhawks on January 27.
Pirri lead the AHL in scoring during the 2011-12 season with 75 points and won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy for being the league's leading scorer. He played 238 games, tallied 68 goals, had 132 assists for a total of 200 points and was plus 13 during his time with the Ice Hogs.
In the 26 games he played for the Ice Hogs this season, Pirri had 11 goals, 15 assists, 26 points and was a minus 1. He seems like he is responsible with the puck and can score by his career stats in both the NHL and AHL.
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