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NJHN Daily: Ex-Devils Goalie Injured; Penguins Defenseman Draws NHL Trade Interest

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November 19, 2024

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The New Jersey Devils return to the ice today for practice at 10:30 A.M. However, on their off day, a lot went down. In lieu of adding two roster players to injured reserve, the Devils call on reinforcements.

Said reinforcements should make up for a new-look fourth line. Although, two of the recalls were previously with the club before some paper transactions.

More on the reinforcements in the links. Also in the links, where the Devils might be able to turn if the recalls don’t pan out.

Elsewhere, a Pittsburgh defenseman is drawing NHL trade interest, ex-Devils goaltender suffers an injury, and what’s the latest with Mikko Rantanen and a potential extension?

Let’s do that hockey.

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New Jersey Hockey Now: The Devils certainly have to fill their fourth line need, and there are still some remaining free agents who can help.

More NJHN: Kasperi Kapanen, waived by the St. Louis Blues, could certainly address Devils depth needs.

Even More: Amid moving Curtis Lazar and Nathan Bastian to injured reserve, Nolan Foote and Shane Bowers are new recalls this season, while Justin Dowling and Nick DeSimone return to the Devils.

Devils Stock Up/Down: In this edition of Devils stock up/stock down, the Devils stars take down the Stanley Cup champions while parts of the bottom-six struggle.

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The best ever regular season day one jersey drop in-arena/team store game-day retail sales? The Utah Hockey Club.

Home and away jerseys for @utahhockeyclub went on sale for the first time at Delta Center last Friday (Nov. 15).

That day’s sales total was the second-best in NHL history for home-ice in-arena/team store game-day retail sales, regular season or playoffs. The only game ranked…

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) November 19, 2024

Sportsnet: The vultures are swarming after Kyle Dubas dealt Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals. Now, there’s interest building in Marcus Pettersson on the NHL trade market.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins’ slow march to the bottom is going to take a while, and it appears the effort to avoid hitting rock bottom before turning around the franchise, which has been richly rewarded by the Sidney Crosby era, is failing. The hardest part of their fall has yet to come.

Boston Hockey Now: The Boston Bruins have been free falling this season. One factor contributing to that demise is the big fish they reeled in this summer. Elias Lindholm admits he knows he needs to be better.

San Jose Hockey Now: With ex-Devils goaltender Vitek Vanecek injured, highly touted prospect Yaroslav Askarov has been recalled by the San Jose Sharks.

Colorado Hockey Now: What’s the latest with the Colorado Avalanche and extension talks with star forward Mikko Rantanen?

NYI Hockey Now: The New York Islanders are banged up and have been for a bit now. General manager Lou Lamoriello provided mostly pessimistic updates on the five injuries, including a heart condition for defenseman Mike Reilly.

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