Today, in our week-long season preview here at All About the Jersey, I tackle the goaltending position, which looks to be in the best shape it has been in years, although with the very recent news about Crawford, that might not be entirely true anymore.
Devils’ Corey Crawford taking indefinite leave of absence from team for personal reasons | What it means
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
Posted Jan 08, 2021
The New Jersey Devils announced goaltender Corey Crawford would be taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team due to personal reasons.Getty Images
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The Devils announced on Friday goaltender Corey Crawford was taking an indefinite leave of absence from the club due to personal reasons.
Crawford was off the ice for the fifth consecutive day of training camp on Friday. After not skating on Sunday and Monday earlier this week, the Devils said he was out for maintenance days. When he didn’t return on Wednesday, head coach Lindy Ruff said Crawford was out for personal reasons.
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After nearly ten months without Devils hockey, the team has finally taken the ice together again for the first day of training camp before this condensed 2021 season. A lot has changed since the last time this team skated together. I read a dozen articles and watched a couple hours worth of interviews from yesterday’s camp (including so, so many questions about golf) so you don’t have to. Here’s what you need to know:
Part One: Who’s New and Who’s Who
Beginning at the top, the Devils have some new faces behind the bench. The new head coach is Lindy Ruff, a Jack Adams winner and current titleholder for most wins with a single team with over 500 wins with the Buffalo Sabres. He comes to the Devils with nearly 700 games as an NHL player and just under 1,500 games as a Head Coach and a total of 736 wins, not including the past two seasons he spent with the Rangers as an assistant coach. Ruff says his plan is to b
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This season, teams in the National Hockey League will be able to have more than 23 players travel, practice, and join NHL team activities. Operating under alternate cap hit rules, the “Taxi Squad” was made to assure that teams have enough players available to continue playing if a COVID outbreak undermines their roster, requiring the recall of multiple players to fill the need. Since the AHL season will not be underway until February, it would be difficult for any team to recall game-ready players unless they are already practicing with the team. Regardless, recalls from the AHL would be difficult due to the travel involved. CapFriendly posted a list of rules regarding the Taxi Squad: