Devils Daily: Training Camp Battles; Keefe Unhappy With Effort; Ex-Devils Goaltender Has Strong Showing

The New Jersey Devils are 0-3-0 in the preseason. It’s almost like they’re trying to reverse the 2023-24 regular season after going undefeated in the preseason last fall.

And although it’s just preseason, Sheldon Keefe was really unhappy with the way his team looked on Wednesday. More on that below in the links.

Elsewhere, one of the ex-Devils goaltenders in San Jose had a strong showing this week, and it’s not the one you’d probably expect. Plus, an injury to an ex-Devils forward changes the landscape of Florida, and Mike Sullivan doesn’t sugar coat his feelings on Kevin Hayes.

Let’s do that hockey.

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New Jersey Hockey Now: Whether trying to make the final Devils roster or make their way up in the lineup, training camp battles are certainly underway in the intense training camp Sheldon Keefe is running. Here are three we’re keeping an eye on.

More NJHN: Alright, so the Devils potentially have another left defenseman injured in Santeri Hatakka. What can they do to fill the potential void?

Even More: Sheldon Keefe really didn’t like his teams’ effort on Wednesday. Even if it was just a preseason game. He did, however, enjoy Seamus Casey. He was superb.

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Sportsnet: Um, Claude Giroux’s car was stolen. Yeah… that’s really it.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Newly acquired Pittsburgh Penguins center, Kevin Hayes, certainly isn’t the producer he once was. Pens head coach Mike Sullivan explains what the 32-year-old forward must do better in his game.

Philly Hockey Now: The Philadelphia Flyers have signed goalie Eetu Makiniemi, originally attending training camp on a tryout basis, to a one-year contract worth $775,000, his agency shared on social media on Tuesday night. Here’s what it could mean for Philly.

Florida Hockey Now: An injury to ex-Devils forward Tomas Nosek changes the dynamic of the training camp battles within the Florida Panthers.

San Jose Hockey Now: It’s just the preseason, but so far so good for ex-Devils goaltender Vitek Vanecek who put together a strong showing following groin surgery — his first game since Feb. 10th.

Buffalo Hockey Now: The Lindy Ruff-led Buffalo Sabres have a plethora of young talent at their disposal. It feels like their annually picked to take a step forward and finally make the playoffs at this point. So, where does Jordan Greenway fit in?

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