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Ahead of tonight’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins and on the eve of the 2021 NHL Trade Deadline, the New Jersey Devils have been active with transactions. Nikita Gusev cleared unconditional waivers and signed with Florida for $1 million earlier today. The Goose is now officially an ex-Devil and a current Panther. Best of luck to him. Around noon, word got out - I saw it from The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun - that defenseman Sami Vatanen was placed on waivers (regular, not unconditional). Vatanen has been rather lackluster to put it kindly in his time in New Jersey. That he was placed on waivers suggests to me that he could not garner any interest from other teams despite a relatively cheap $2 million contract for this season. So he is being put up for availability to the league. Maybe someone will bite without having to give the Devils anything. If not, his time in New Jersey is all but over. But who will fill in on the bluel
Binghamton Devils Lose to Hershey 3-2
The Binghamton Devils lost at home last night to the Northern Division Rivals Hershey Bears 3-2, at the RWJ Barnabas Health Hockey House in Newark.
Binghamton Devils Goaltender Jeremy Brodeur made his AHL debut last night with 47 saves in a close game against the Bears.
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Hershey struck first on a goal from Hershey’s Matt Moulson 11:42 into the match, but the Devils would bounce back on a Travis St. Denis power play goal, off a rebound from a try by Matt Tennyson to even the score 1-1.
Hershey pulled a head with less than two minutes left in period one, as Shane Gersich scored to put the Bears up 2-1 going into the first intermission.
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Tonight, the New Jersey Devils, who have not won at home since January 24, will host the Buffalo Sabres, who have not won a game since they beat the Devils in Newark on February 23. Can a battle between the two worst teams in the East Division be a must-win game? I argue so in this game preview.
The Time: 7:00 PM ET
The Broadcasts: TV - MSG+, MSG-B; Digital Audio - The Devils Hockey Network (Radio.com)
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