Mathieu Brodeur is now the first unaffiliated Thunder player to sign with an AHL team this season. The defenseman signed a tryout contract with Syracuse on Saturday.

Brodeur has been one of the team's most reliable defensemen the past two seasons. This year, he is also tied as the team's top scorer with 19 points — the first time in his career Brodeur has averaged more than a point per game.

Brodeur played four full seasons in the AHL (three with Portland, one with Chicago), before joining the Thunder last season. He had a two-game stint with Albany last year and attended the Devils' training camp this season.

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