Seamus Casey Makes Devils Roster, Confidence Builds with Coach Keefe’s Assurance (+)

NEWARK — The smile on his face said it all. Seamus Casey earned a spot on the New Jersey Devils’ 27-man roster heading to Prague to take part in the Global Series. Coming into September with the belief that he’d be heading to the Utica Comets to serve as their No.1 defenseman, Casey’s training camp and preseason performance couldn’t keep the 20-year-old off the varsity squad roster.

“It’s exciting to be in this room. We’ll see how it goes. I don’t want to make any assumptions, but yeah, it’s been good so far, and I’m just excited to get to Prague,” Casey said in an exclusive interview with New Jersey Hockey Now.

Casey isn’t just traveling as an extra, however. Injuries to Luke Hughes, Brett Pesce, and Santeri Hatakka left a spot up for grabs on the Devils’ left side of the blue line.

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Head coach Sheldon Keefe beamed when explaining it wasn’t just the absence of roster locks that earned Casey a spot on the roster.