Following the latest injury update provided by head coach Sheldon Keefe, the New Jersey Devils are going to have to fully lean into Simon Nemec mania for a little while longer.
Key veteran defenseman Brett Pesce, who hasn't played since a 4-3 overtime win against the Colorado Avalanche back on Oct. 26, is still "weeks" away from returning to the lineup, according to Keefe.
"I’d still put him in the weeks department," Keefe said of Pesce after the Devils' 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. "Once his hand gets going and the strength gets there, I think it’ll be pretty quick.