Devils in the Details - 9/20/2013: Charley Horse Type Injury Edition

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The Devils blew a bunch of power play opportunities and suffered a 3-5 loss to the Islanders on Thursday night. [Fire and Ice]

Ryane Clowe suffered a "charley horse type injury" during the game, whatever that means. [Fire and Ice]

As for Damien Brunner:

DeBoer said Brunner "gave us some jump", but because game was "disjointed", it wasn't "a fair game to assess anybody."

— Tom Gulitti (@TGfireandice) September 20, 2013

Krys Barch? He did Krys Barch things.

Third fight of night for Barch and Gallant means automatic game misconduct. Barch right hand was solid to end it.

— Tom Gulitti (@TGfireandice) September 20, 2013

Speaking of Krys Barch, he and Brett Gallant found a loophole in the rule Cam Janssen didn't even know about (the "can't take off your own helmet rule"). Their solution? Have the other guy take off your helmet!

[Puck Daddy]

When it comes to assigning that extra "A" at the beginning of the season, Andy Greene is a pretty good candidate. [Star-Ledger]

NHL.com's preview of the 2013-14 New Jersey Devils. [NHL]

Marty's thoughts on the upcoming season:

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The Rangers cut former Devil Johan Hedberg from their training camp. [Fire and Ice]

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has signed a 7-year, $42 million deal with the Oilers. [Puck Daddy]

The Stars have announced Jamie Benn as their captain:

BREAKING: @jamiebenn14 named newest captain of the Dallas #Stars. pic.twitter.com/1vvwQxz3jU

— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) September 19, 2013

Alex Semin became the first victim of the new "no tuck" rule. [Puck Daddy]

It sounds unlikely that Derek Stepan will be with the Rangers for the season opener because of a contract dispute. He's playing hardball, folks! [PHT]

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