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The Devils bought a little time in getting down to the required 23-man roster. They did so by moving Patrik Elias and Mattias Tedenby to Injured Reserve. [Fire and Ice]
Don't worry though, both players practiced yesterday:
Everyone still on Devils' roster and the two "injured" player -- Elias and Tedenby -- practicing.
— Tom Gulitti (@TGfireandice) October 1, 2013
Martin Brodeur was back with the team practicing yesterday, but doesn't know whether or not he'll start the season opener tomorrow. [Fire and Ice]
The Devils voted unanimously against hybrid icing, but it still got approved. [Star-Ledger]
I always knew it. From the locker room:
NJD Andy Greene, indicating his calm D partner Adam Larsson across the dressing room today, joked: "Look at him, he's a ball of rage."
— Sherry Ross (@SherryDarlingNJ) October 2, 2013
Ilya Kovalchuk has been injured and will likely miss four weeks while recovering. Retirement sure is tough. How did he get injured? ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY:
Here's Puck Daddy's preview of the Devils this season: [Puck Daddy]
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Here are the opening day rosters for all 30 teams: [Cross Checks]
The Oilers decided that they wanted to name EVERYONE as an alternate captain. They named SIX guys as alternate captains. [PHT]
In other strange leadership decisions, the Sabres decided that they would have TWO captains. Uh ... OK. Thomas Vanek will be the captain at home, and Steve Ott will be the captain on the road. [Puck Daddy]
The Lightning have named Martin St. Louis as their captain. [PHT]
The Leafs decided they wanted that Phil Kessel guy to stick around for awhile. They thus signed him to an 8-year, $64 million contract. Wow. [Puck Daddy]
Chicago raised its Stanley Cup banner yesterday:
[Puck Daddy]
There was a scary moment in yesterday's Habs-Leafs game. Tough guy George Parros hit the ice pretty hard. He was stretchered off the ice.
[Puck Daddy]
He has a concussion:
Habs say George Parros has a concussion but he was alert and conscious when taken to hospital.
— Christine Simpson (@SNChrisSimpson) October 2, 2013
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