Before the New Jersey Devils play against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night team insider Amanda Stein reported important updates from the team’s practice. As the Devils begin a weekend back-to-back against the Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning, Stein reports that forwards Miles Wood and Nathan Bastian have not made the trip to Florida with the team.
Wood, one of the many upcoming free agents on the Devils’ roster, will miss his second straight game. After playing only three games during the 2021-22 season, Wood has again become a steady depth player for the Devils this year. Playing in his seventh season in New Jersey, Wood has reached the double-digit goal mark five times, with a career-high 19 goals coming during the 2017-18 season.
Much like Wood, Bastian has not played in the last few games for the Devils, having been sidelined since the March 12 game against the Carolina Hurricanes. After being selected by the Seattle Kraken during their expansion draft, Bastian found his way back to New Jersey last year following a midseason waiver claim. In his first full year back with the Devils, Bastian has also provided some depth scoring for the team, putting up six goals and six assists in 39 games played so far this year.
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