NEW YORK -- The Thrashers re-called Noah Welch from AHL Chicago on Tuesday to join the team's defensive corps that is depleted by injury.
Zach Bogosian (shoulder) and Freddy Meyer (mid-body) were ruled out of Wednesday's game against the Rangers and did not travel with the team to New York.
Bogosian will miss his sixth consecutive game after injuring his shoulder delivering a hit against Los Angeles last week. Meyer has not practiced the past two days after he was injured Saturday against Washington.
Welch (6-feet-4, 215 pounds) has appeared in seven games for Chicago this season. He has two assists and a minus-1 rating. Welch has 73 NHL games to his credit with Pittsburgh, Florida and Tampa Bay. He was limited to 37 games for Chicago last season as he recovered from a knee injury.
Pavelec to AHL
Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec was assigned to Chicago for a conditioning stint. Pavelec will start Wednesday as the Wolves host Oklahoma City.
Pavelec has not played since he lost consciousness and collapsed in the season opener Oct. 8. He was activated from injured reserve Monday.
Thrashers coach Craig Ramsay affirmed Tuesday that Pavelec will start Saturday at St. Louis, the second of back-to-back games.
“I felt it might be just a little bit easier for Pavs to start on the road rather than jump in at home,” Ramsay said. “…We thought that was the best plan.”
Ramsay said he considered starting Pavelec at home Friday against Buffalo so that Mason could start against St. Louis. Mason spent the past two seasons with the Blues before joining the Thrashers as a free agent in the offseason.
Peter Mannino will be re-called from Chicago to serve as Mason's backup against the Rangers. Mannino spent seven games with the Thrashers while Pavelec was out. He played the final two periods against Tampa Bay on Friday in his only appearance.
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