Jiri Tlusty has been retroactively placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury, Rich Chere of the Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Tlusty has been retroactively placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury, Rich Chere of the Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Analysis:

Given the retroactive status of the transaction, Tlusty probably will not be on IR for long. He last played Nov. 20 and has one more day before becoming eligible to return. The Devils play the Canadiens on Saturday for the second leg of a back-to-back.