NEWARK, N.J. — We are four days into the New Jersey Devils 2024-25 Training Camp, and one player who has been noticeably absent is veteran forward Erik Haula .
The team announced he is currently dealing with an illness that has kept him off the ice and away from his teammates.
After the team’s 4-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday night, head coach Sheldon Keefe provided an update on the 33-year-old.
“Haula was in the building and getting a little bit of a workout in today, for the first time, but it is going to be a process to build him back up because he was beaten up pretty good,” Keefe said.
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It seems that to start the season, Haula will center the third line with Ondrej Palat and Stefan Noesen as his wingers. Since camp opened, Shane Bowers has been filling in.