I Am Giving The Least Thanks For The Broken Foot That's Going To Keep Kyle Palmieri Out 4-6 Weeks11/22/2017
What is this, a sick joke? Some sort of impossible to pass test of my gratitude on the eve of which I'm supposed to give the most thanks? I have an unquantifiable amount of booze and enough turkey to put a cokehead into a coma on tap, and I have to sit here worrying about how I am going to cloak my concern and act appreciative in front of the judgmental eyes of my loved ones? I'll say it now because it's super frowned upon to do so in approximately 24 hours...life ain't fair and Kyle Palmieri's upcoming 4-6 week absence from the lineup is proof that not even a second helping of mashed potatoes should make me feel indebted to it. For all that has gone right in getting a young, upstart New Jersey Devils team to the top of the best division in hockey, the one thing that has managed to dampen the mood is the on again/off again health of easily their best forward not named Taylor Hall. After looking like some genetically enhanced version of himself throughout the preseason, injuries have put Kyle Palmieri on ice in a way that bodes far less beneficial for the power play. βIn the spirit of the season, thankfully Marcus Johansson should be returning sooner rather than later and the team's three biggest surprises (Bratt, Gibbons, and Stafford) are all capable of filling in on the right side. That said, the loss of someone that has developed into a formidable first line player unquestionably hurts a roster that looks a hell of a less deep when it's not at full strength....
It's a long season and players are going to get banged up, but - as weird as this is to say about a team that is somewhat miraculously still in first place - the Devils are going to have to put a much better foot forward while a particularly important one heals up. Especially if they want Kyle Palmieri's return to spark some life into a (and I truly can't believe I'm saying this) potential postseason push.
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