New Jersey Devils Daily: Oilers Preview, Damon Severson, More
By Nick Villano
On today’s New Jersey Devils Daily, previewing tonight’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, the return of Kyle Palmieri and Damon Severson sitting again.
The New Jersey Devils take on the Edmonton Oilers for the second time in six days. After a 6-3 loss to Connor McDavid’s team, the Devils look to bounce back at home. Ryan Grosso with All About The Jersey preview’s tonight’s matchup. The Devils are facing their first losing streak of the season, and this game is as important as any this season. After beating the Devils, the Oilers lost the next two games. Hopefully those losing ways don’t make them desperate again in New Jersey.
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There is some good news. Andrew Gross with NorthJersey.com talks about the impending return of right winger Kyle Palmieri. He’s been out for six straight games with an ankle injury, including this three game losing streak. Palmieri has been very good while he was on the ice. Losing him really hurts the Devils depth on offense. Welcoming him back could turn around this current streak. As he told Gross, he’s ready to go.
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John Hynes is making some strange moves with the Devils back end. Despite a rough start to the season, it seems weird that the head coach would sit one of his most talented defensemen for two straight games. But that’s exactly what seems to be happening with Damon Severson. Gerard Lionetti chronicles what’s happening on the blue line with All About The Jersey. After how the Devils defense lapsed at times against the St. Louis Blues, Lionetti explains the lack of Severson in the lineup as madness. He’s right.
This season has been a roller coaster already. As Tyler Horka with Sports Illustrated says, this team feels like things will go differently as last year. The Devils have the same amount of points as it did at this point last year, before a few terrible stretches put them in the cellar of the Eastern Conference. This team is different. The youngsters are leading the team now. They should be able to avoid major losing streaks, unlike last season.
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This Devils teams is definitely different than the five seasons past that came without contention. This Devils team is changing perception around the league about Devils hockey. Despite scoring just one goal against the Blues, they still rank sixth in the league in scoring. This isn’t your grandma’s Devils team. The Canadian Press chronicles how this team is unlike any we’ve seen before.
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