Andreas Athanasiou was reassigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL on Friday, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Athanasiou was reassigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL on Friday, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

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The big forward spent the last 31 games of the regular season with Detroit, and played in each of their five playoff games, scoring a goal in Game 3. Despite his reassignment, MLive.com reports that Athanasiou has been excused from joining the Griffins for the AHL playoffs due to a family matter.