News and notes from the Devils Oct. 23 practice in Newark.
On Oct. 23, the New Jersey Devils held an 11:00 A.M. practice at RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House before departing to Montreal.
Before practice, the organization announced some roster moves, including placing forward Tomas Nosek on injured reserve and recalling defenseman Cal Foote from their American Hockey League affiliate. In three games with the Utica Comets, the blueliner has two points (one goal, one assist).
"We need another body in case somebody gets sick or hurt," Ruff said. "They've got some injuries down there (in Utica), (Foote has) been their best defenseman. We brought him back up."
Foote spoke with Devils reporter Catherine Bogart about how he is approaching his first call-up of the season.
"Have a positive mindset, get in a game, get an opportunity, play my game, and give them no reason to take me out," Foote said. "Get an opportunity. Just take it and try to do my best."
Practice Lines & Pairings
Ondrej Palat - Nico Hischier - Jesper Bratt
Tyler Toffoli - Jack Hughes - Timo Meier
Dawson Mercer - Erik Haula - Alexander Holtz
Curtis Lazar - Michael McLeod - Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler - Dougie Hamilton
Kevin Bahl - John Marino
Luke Hughes - Brendan Smith
Vitek Vanecek & Akira Schmid
Extras: Chris Tierney and Cal Foote
Both Haula and Hischier returned to practice. Haula could not play in their Friday night game versus the New York Islanders with an upper-body injury, while the young captain missed the third period of Friday's contest with an upper-body issue.
- Head coach Lindy Ruff stated that if everything goes well with Haula and Hischier, they will be available for tomorrow's game versus the Montreal Canadiens. He continued to say they will follow up with both players tomorrow.
- Haula did not reveal his injury but stated there were "some bumps and bruises here and there."
- Ruff provided the following update on defenseman Colin Miller, "He's going to be (out for) a little bit of time. We don't know exactly how long that's going to be."