Aston-Reese was sent to AHL Grand Rapids on Wednesday.
Aston-Reese had no points, two PIM and three hits in three contests with Detroit this season. With the Red Wings' campaign over, it makes sense for him to rejoin the minor-league squad. The 29-year-old forward has 14 goals, 29 points and 51 PIM in 59 outings with Grand Rapids.
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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Up from minors
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Aston-Reese was called up from AHL Grand Rapids on Wednesday.
Aston-Reese appeared in a game with the Red Wings on Dec. 11 in which he recorded two hits in 6:21 of ice time. The 29-year-old forward has 14 goals and 29 points in 59 outings with Grand Rapids in 2023-24.
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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Sent back down
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Aston-Reese was reassigned to AHL Grand Rapids on Saturday, per CapFriendly.
Aston-Reese was up with the big club for Saturday's game versus the Panthers, but he didn't need to play since Patrick Kane and Austin Czarnik were both able to return from an illness. Aston-Reese heads back to the Griffins and will continue serving as organizational forward depth.
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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Sent back to AHL
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Aston-Reese was reassigned to AHL Grand Rapids on Sunday.
Aston-Reese continues to bounce between the AHL and NHL as a depth option for the Red Wings. The 29-year-old forward has played just one game with Detroit this season, recording two hits in 6:21 of ice time.
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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Recalled from minors
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Aston-Reese was summoned from AHL Grand Rapids on Monday.
Aston-Reese has five goals, 11 points and 22 PIM over 26 games at the AHL level this season. During his lone appearance with the Red Wings in 2023-24, he was credited with two hits over 6:21 of ice time against Dallas on Dec. 11.
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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Returned to AHL
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Aston-Reese was sent down to the minors Friday.
Aston-Reese has played in just one NHL game this season in which he recorded two hits in 6:21 of ice time. The center will head back to Grand Rapids where he has notched four goals and three assists in 20 minor-league contests. Even with the demotion, Aston-Reese should be on the shortlist of potential call-ups throughout the rest of the campaign.
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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Elevated from minors
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Aston-Reese was recalled from AHL Grand Rapids on Monday.
Aston-Reese played in 77 games for the Maple Leafs last season but has yet to get into action with the Red Wings in 2023-24. Still, with Dylan Larkin (upper body), J.T. Compher (undisclosed) and Klim Kostin (undisclosed) all going on injured reserve Monday, Aston-Reese figures to make his NHL season debut versus Dallas on Monday.
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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Sent down
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Aston-Reese was assigned to AHL Grand Rapids on Sunday.
In a corresponding move, Austin Czarnik was summoned from the minors. Aston-Reese was a healthy scratch in Saturday's 6-4 win over Tampa Bay.
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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Called up by Red Wings
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Aston-Reese was recalled by Detroit on Saturday.
Aston-Reese scored 10 goals and 14 points in 77 appearances with the Maple Leafs in 2022-23. The 29-year-old has 42 goals and 80 points in 307 career NHL games.
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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Signs with Detroit
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Aston-Reese signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Red Wings on Sunday.
After he was released from his PTO with Carolina on Friday, Aston-Reese will now get another shot in Detroit. The 29-year-old center posted a career-high 10 goals and 14 points last season with Toronto. Aston-Reese could compete for a bottom-six role with the Red Wings, though he may serve as forward depth in the AHL.
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Zach Aston-Reese: Carolina says goodbye
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Aston-Reese was released from his professional tryout by the Hurricanes on Friday.
Aston-Reese had a nice season with the Maple Leafs in 2022-23, scoring 10 goals while adding four assists and 163 hits in 77 games. Aston-Reese will try to catch on with another team but may need to spend some time in the minors.
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Hurricanes' Zach Aston-Reese: Inks PTO with Hurricanes
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Aston-Reese signed a professional tryout agreement with Carolina on Thursday.
Aston-Reese provided 10 goals, 14 points and 163 hits in 77 contests with Toronto while averaging 10:56 of ice time last season. The 29-year-old will battle for a fourth-line spot on Carolina's Opening Night roster during training camp.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Gets rare postseason goal
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Aston-Reese scored a goal Thursday in a 7-2 win over the Lightning in Game 2.
He jammed in a rebound in the goal crease late in the second period to push the score to 5-1. Aston-Reese also had five hits and two blocks in 11:59 of ice time Thursday. It's his first playoff point since May 22, 2021 when he scored a goal in the Penguins opening-round loss to the Islanders. Aston-Reese has two goals and three assists in 25 career playoff contests.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Scores twice Tuesday
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Aston-Reese tallied a pair of goals in Tuesday's 4-2 win over Columbus.
Aston-Reese opened the scoring 5:10 into the first period, one-timing a Justin Holl feed in the slot past Jet Greaves. Aston-Reese would add a second goal in the final frame with a deflection on Jake McCabe's shot. The 28-year-old doesn't typically provide much in terms of offense -- he now has 10 goals and 13 points in 72 games this season. However, his physical play (151 hits) has earned him a regular role in Toronto's bottom six.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Rare goal
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Aston-Reese scored a goal Wednesday against Florida in a 3-2 loss.
Aston-Reese deflected T.J. Brodie's point shot to tie the game 1-1 early in the second period and had a chance to push the Leafs into the lead on a penalty shot eight minutes later. Alex Lyon out-waited him and easily got his blocker on the shot. Aston-Reese is having a solid season on Toronto's fourth line with eight goals, three assists, 79 shots and 143 hits.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Rare offensive outburst
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Aston-Reese scored two goals in Fridays 5-2 win over the Hurricanes.
It's the first multi-goal game of the season for Aston-Reese, and his first since Oct. 13, 2019 when he was a member of the Penguins. The bottom-six forward snapped a 14-game goal drought with the performance, and on the season he has a modest seven goals and 10 points through 63 contests, with what fantasy value he offers coming mainly from his 134 hits.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Scores Sunday
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Aston-Reese scored a goal on one shot versus Washington on Sunday.
It was the fifth goal of the season for Aston-Reese putting him slightly off the pace of his career-best nine marked in 2020-21, his last season playing in Pittsburgh. Considering the 28-year-old Staten Island native has never bested the 20-point mark in his career, fantasy players shouldn't be expecting much in the way of offensive production moving forward.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: First goal in seven games
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Aston-Reese scored a goal Friday in a 4-3 win over the Wild.
He fired three shots and blocked one, too, in 13:27 of ice time. Aston-Reese isn't known for his scoring -- this goal was his first in seven games. He does have some peripheral value in leagues that overweight hits, but his limited ice time so far has kept that single-category a bit too light to matter.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Opens Friday's scoring
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Aston-Reese scored a goal and produced a season-best three shots during Friday's 4-2 defeat to the visiting Penguins in the Hockey Hall of Fame Game.
Aston-Reese, who suffered through a season-opening eight-game pointless skid, is beginning to add scoring depth from the fourth line. The 28-year-old center scored his second goal in five games Friday by collecting a rebound off a shot blocked by defenseman Kris Letang and beating goalie Casey DeSmith for the game's first goal of the night. The Maple Leafs fell to 2-3-1 when scoring first.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Earns one-year deal
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Aston-Reese signed a one-year contract with Toronto on Sunday.
Aston-Reese joined the Leafs for training camp on a professional tryout and parlayed that into a contract for the 2022-23 season. The deal will pay him $840,630. Aston-Reese will play in a bottom-six role for Toronto this campaign. He posted five goals, 15 points and a whopping 231 hits in 69 games with Pittsburgh and Anaheim last year.
