The Devils have assigned defenseman Daniil Misyul to AHL Utica, per a team release.
Misyul earned his first NHL call-up on Monday, a day before his 24th birthday. The Russian-born left-shot made his NHL debut the following night, posting a -1 rating in 12:23 of ice time against the Lightning.
With Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce coming off injured reserve and returning to the lineup in last night’s loss to the Red Wings, it’s no surprise to see the Devils shed a defender from the active roster. Misyul was initially summoned to give New Jersey a much-needed left-shot option, allowing rookie Seamus Casey to go from playing his off-side in limited NHL minutes to playing his natural right side in top-pairing duties with Utica. But with Hughes back in the fold, Misyul wouldn’t get NHL playing time ahead of him, Brenden Dillon, or Jonas Siegenthaler, so he naturally heads back to the minors.
The Devils selected Misyul 70th overall in the 2019 draft. He played the following four seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl before arriving in North America for the 2023-24 campaign. Over his brief stint with Utica over the past year, he’s got 14 points (4 G, 10 A) in 47 appearances with 55 PIMs and a -1 rating. The strong, stay-at-home defender will be an RFA with arbitration rights at the end of the season.
Never realized what a crybaby Jack Hughes is. He tried to make a dirty check on Michael Rasmussen of the Red Wings last night as Rasmussen was scoring an empty net goal in their 5-3 win over the Devils and Rasmussen checked him hard to the ice. Crybaby Hughes got up and started instigating Rasmussen… looked like Hughes is willing yo dish it out but won’t take punishment when it comes his way. Used to like this kid since he’s from Michigan but can’t stand him now…what a jerk who needs to learn how to play!