NJ.com · Oct 5, 2018
Devils place Jesper Bratt on IR, sign Drew Stafford | What it means
New Jersey Devils left wing Jesper Bratt (63) controls the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings Tuesday, Dec.12, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (The Devils placed forward Jesper Bratt on injured reserve on Friday after the 20-year-old forward suffered a broken jaw during Thursday's practice in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The team then signed forward Drew Stafford to a one-year, $810K contract on Friday, allowing him to take Bratt's roster spot. Stafford was invited to Devils training camp on a professional tryout, and even though he wasn't part of the team's initial 23-man roster, he stayed with the team in Sweden.