The New Jersey Devils announced that defenseman Jon Merrill had surgery on his right shoulder, which has an expected recovery time of four months. This is a quick reaction to that news.
Apologies for the lateness, but there was some significant offseason news with the New Jersey Devils today. The Devils announced through their website that defenseman Jon Merrill underwent right shoulder surgery. I did not know he needed it. The surgery was a success. However, he will be out for quite some time. Andrew Gross wrote about the procedure at Fire & Ice, quoting from Ray Shero that "the expected recovery time is approximately four months.