01-29-2025, 02:01 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Toronto
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Hischier week-to-week with UBI
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Nico Hischier is week to week for the Devils because of an upper-body injury.
"It's something I think they'll evaluate again next week and then take it from there," coach Sheldon Keefe said Wednesday. "But he won't be available this week for sure."
Hischier, a center and New Jersey's captain, took a cross-check up high in the ribs from Nick Suzuki late in the second period of a 4-3 overtime win at the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday and did not play the remaining 2:10 of the period. He returned to the bench to begin the third period and was on the ice for a 36-second shift before returning to the locker room.
"Nico is a guy we lean on for so much, whether it's power play, penalty-kill, 4-on-4, end of the game, start of the game, who to go to for a voice ... it's Nico," forward Nathan Bastian said. "When he's gone you need a collection of guys to step up, probably everyone, so hopefully we can come together and show that we can miss our top guys and still be the team we are."
Hischier leads New Jersey with 24 goals in 51 games and is second among forwards with an average ice time of 20:21.
The Devils are already without goalie Jacob Markstrom, who was injured in a 5-1 win against the Boston Bruins on Jan. 22; he will be out 4-6 weeks because of a sprained MCL in his knee.
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New Jersey is sinking...
Last edited by Karl; 01-29-2025 at 02:03 PM.
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01-29-2025, 02:03 PM
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#2
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: still in edmonton
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goood, gooood. Just as Connie has foreseen.
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01-29-2025, 02:04 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Toronto
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby
goood, gooood. Just as Connie has foreseen.
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Don't fret Jersey. Curtis Lazar to the rescue. 
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01-29-2025, 02:31 PM
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Scoring Winger
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They legitimately are at risk of falling out of the playoff picture unless they do something at the deadline, especially if Markstrom's injury takes longer to heal or hinders his play. The wild card teams, plus Detroit, Columbus, Montreal and even the Rangers, after a brief hot period, could catch them.
There not falling into the bottom 10 so the pick isn't sliding, but it would be fantastic if Calgary picked 12-15 with their pick.
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01-29-2025, 03:01 PM
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Franchise Player
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That would be pretty amusing after fretting all year with our own pick, if the NJ pick ended up being better.
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01-29-2025, 04:34 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robbob
That would be pretty amusing after fretting all year with our own pick, if the NJ pick ended up being better.
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I'd still rather have both picks, and Monahan.
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01-29-2025, 05:00 PM
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#7
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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He should drink lots of cranberry juice and it will clear that UTI up in no time.
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