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On the Devils’ side we’ve got a return from injury for the guy that the San Jose Sharks once wanted to draft so bad they gave up the Tyler Bertuzzi draft pick to move up and select (Detroit took Anthony Mantha two picks later):
New Jersey has recalled D Mirco Mueller Mirco from his conditioning loan in @BingDevils (AHL). pic.twitter.com/hQjRqtKknH
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) January 22, 2018
It’s unclear whether Mueller will find his way back into the lineup immediately, but he’s played pretty well for New Jersey so far this season.
Also, fun with history!
On this date in 1987, a snowstorm in New Jersey delayed the game between #NJDevils and #Flames for two hours. When it finally started, only 334 fans were on hand.
— Jen (@NHLhistorygirl) January 22, 2018
On the Wings side of things:
almost all #RedWings in optional practice, including joe hicketts, right, up from @griffinshockey #RedWings pic.twitter.com/coWEVSDWlC
— gregg krupa (@greggkrupa) January 22, 2018
for now, at skate#RedWings D
— gregg krupa (@greggkrupa) January 22, 2018
dekeyser-green
ericsson-jensen
kronwall-hicketts
ouellet
And of course with the back-to-back, they hand Mrazek the roadie to let Howard start tomorrow at home:
Petr Mrazek starting tonight
— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) January 22, 2018
And it’s time to play waiver dance again!
David Booth placed on waivers today per @PierreVLeBrun. #RedWings
— Stefan Kubus (@StefanKubus) January 22, 2018
Honestly, we’re still guessing on the forward lines, but Booth could technically play tonight. Don’t be surprised if he sits and Ouellet plays as the 7th d-man though.
DETROIT RED WINGS
Anthony Mantha – Henrik Zetterberg – Gustav Nyquist
Tyler Bertuzzi – Dylan Larkin – Andreas Athanasiou
Tomas Tatar – Frans Nielsen – Martin Frk
Luke Witkowski –– Dominic Turgeon –– David Booth
Danny DeKeyser – Mike Green
Jonathan Ericsson – Nick Jensen
Niklas Kronwall – Joe Hicketts
Petr Mrazek
Jimmy Howard
New Jersey Devils
Taylor Hall - Nico Hischier - Jesper Bratt
Marcus Johansson - Travis Zajac - Drew Stafford
Miles Wood - Pavel Zacha - Kyle Palmieri
Blake Coleman - Brian Boyle - Stefan Noesen
Andy Greene - Sami Vatanen
John Moore - Damon Severson
Will Butcher - Ben Lovejoy
Cory Schneider
Ken Appleby
Keys to the Game
Kill the penalties
We gave up two powerplay goals to the Hurricanes and you can tell the PK units are still adjusting to the shuffles. I expect them to tighten up this game, and the Devils powerplay is fairly strong so it’ll be a challenge. I’d say don’t take penalties, but that’s not really our style.
Tiny Tank
Joe Hicketts is here to be tall and deal out hits, and he’s all out of being tall. He’s short, he’s light, but he’s not easy to push around. Probably because most players can’t actually see him coming because they aren’t looking down. He’ll need to be smart though and be sure not to end up in the box, or end up out of position in favor of showing that #grit.
ManthaMania
Mantha’s about due to go on a scoring tear, according to my extensive research. And by extensive research I mean no research and just general feelings. I want all the kids to score goals all the time, but for tonight I’ll be keeping my eye on Mantha to dazzle.
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