On Friday, Dec. 12, the New Jersey Devils introduced ahead Arseny Gritsyuk miss the crew’s back-to-back video games this weekend because of an upper-body harm. He was not a participant in right now’s Devils observe due to it.
Gritsyuk reached out on his favourite social media web site, Telegram, to share his facet of the information following the announcement. He commented, “Though I haven’t been totally examined but, I’m sure I’ll miss the subsequent two video games. I’m assured that all the things shall be fantastic with my well being and our outcomes. As they are saying, we’ll come again stronger.”
That is Gritsyuk’s first season within the NHL. The younger rookie has performed in 31 video games and has recorded 16 factors (seven objectives and 9 assists). He has switched between the highest six and the underside six however has been within the high six essentially the most after Jack Hughes’ harm.
With Gritsyuk injured, the Devils at the moment are down seven gamers for the season. The highest six is taking a beating with the absence of Gritsyuk, Hughes, and now Timo Meier as he tends to a household matter. The Devils additionally positioned Evgenii Dadonov on injured reserve (IR) yesterday and called up Xavier Mum or dad from the Utica Comets, their American Hockey League (AHL) crew.
Yesterday’s sport in opposition to the Tampa Bay Lightning marked Mum or dad’s first sport within the NHL. He performed on the fourth line, however this was the right spot for him. Because the strains should change round once more for the weekend, Mum or dad is getting a style of what it’s prefer to play within the NHL.
The Devils have two matinees this weekend. They’ll host the Anaheim Geese at 12:30 PM ET on Saturday afternoon, then host the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday at 12:30 PM ET.
