NEWARK - The Devils are close to trimming their training camp roster for the first time.
Coach John Hynes expects the team to make their first round of cuts Friday, electing to wait until after Thursday night's game against the Rangers before making any decisions.
"We'll see how (Thursday) night's game goes, we'll see how bodies are," Hynes said Wednesday after the team's game against the Flyers. "There are some guys who played well tonight, too, who you might want to look at again That's why we wanted to keep guys around a little longer.