{"id":2099,"date":"2016-10-05T14:17:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T18:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2016-10-05T14:17:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T18:17:27","slug":"new-jersey-devils-jon-merrill-4-5-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/10\/05\/new-jersey-devils-jon-merrill-4-5-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Devils Jon Merrill and Luke Gazdic Out 4 Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, the New Jersey Devils<\/strong> announced that defenseman Jon Merrill<\/strong> and forward Luke Gazdic<\/a><\/strong> would both be sidelined for about four to five weeks due to injuries.<\/p>\n

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Jon Merrill (right index finger, blocked shot 10\/1 vs. Rangers) out four weeks.<\/p>\n

\u2014 NJDevilsPR (@NJDevilsPR) October 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Luke Gazdic (broken left foot, blocking shot 9\/26 vs. Philly) will be out four weeks.<\/p>\n

\u2014 NJDevilsPR (@NJDevilsPR) October 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

New Jersey Devils Jon Merrill and Luke Gazdic Out 4 Weeks<\/h3>\n

The Devils reported that Gazdic suffered a broken left foot while blocking a shot when the Devils opened up the pre-season on September 26th against the Philadelphia Flyers<\/strong>. \u00a0As for Merrill, he suffered a broken right index finger while also blocking a shot. His injury came in a pre-season game\u00a0against the New York Rangers<\/strong>\u00a0on October 1st. Gazdic’s recovery time has been set for approximately four weeks whereas Merrill has been listed as four to five weeks.<\/p>\n

This is Merrill’s second injury in the past year. He also suffered a shoulder injury in March, one that required surgery this off-season. \u00a0The 24-year-old was limited to only 47 games last season, tallying a single goal as well as four assists. \u00a0However, this summer, Jon Merrill signed a two year, $2.275 million extension with the Devils.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s part of the game,\u201d Devils head coach John Hynes<\/strong> said. \u201cHe came back off the injury this summer, he trained really well. We thought he looked good. Injuries are a part of the game so it\u2019s just something Jon has got to deal with the right way again.\u201d (Via northjersey.com)<\/p>\n

Gazdic, 27, who has spent the past several seasons with the Edmonton Oilers<\/strong>,\u00a0was signed by the Devils this summer to a one year contract worth $700,000. \u00a0Gazdic played in 29 games last season for the Oilers, scoring a single goal, his only point.<\/p>\n

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