Devils Daily: Lindy Ruff Lashes Out; Paul Maurice Gets Snippy Too

The New Jersey Devils head coach got a little upset last night when questioned about player deployment.

The Devils fell to an inferior team in regulation despite clawing their way back and tying the game in the third period.

Elsewhere, New Jersey’s head coach wasn’t the only one to get a little spicy postgame last night. It happened in Florida, too. Plus, Pittsburgh’s GM addresses whether he will or won’t trade a significant forward, and a former NHLer unretires.

Let’s do that hockey.

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Hockey Now: Head coach Lindy Ruff grills a Devils reporter after he received a question regarding forward Alexander Holtz’s ice time.

More NJHN: The Devils dropped two points to the Montreal Canadiens in the wake of familiar defensive lapses.

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NHL Trade Talk

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Penguins have not had any trade talks regarding winger Jake Guentzel. At least not yet. Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas again used his weekly radio show to break a little news, or in this case, quell recent chatter surrounding Guentzel, a pending unrestricted free agent.

National Hockey Now

Florida Panthers

Florida Hockey Now: The Devils’ head coach wasn’t the only one who got spicy in their postgame media conference last night. Panthers head coach Paul Maurice got a little snippy in his response to an officiating question, too.

San Jose Sharks

San Hockey Now: It looks as though the San Jose Sharks are getting some new threads. A new Stealth jersey leak is circulating that has some merit as the Sharks’ near future alternate.

Nashville Predators

Nashville Hockey Now: After seven-plus years away from the NHL, Cody Hodgson un-retired and signed a professional tryout with the Nashville Predators’ AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Hockey Now: Former Sabres forward Tyler Ennis has terminated his contract with Adler Mannheim and has decided to retire from professional hockey.

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