In advance of their game tonight at Cincinnati, the Komets made two trades, dealing defenseman Curtis Leonard to Evansville for future considerations and sending forward Domenic Alberga to Wichita for an undisclosed amount of cash.

Leonard skated 10 games with Fort Wayne and had one assist. Alberga had two goals and seven points in 13 games with the Komets.

The trades paved the way for forward Brett Perlini to return to the lineup after missing seven games with an undisclosed injury. He is on a seven-game point-scoring streak.

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