Devils' Kyle Palmieri: Dealing with upper-body injury

Palmieri is suffering from an upper-body injury that will hold him out of Monday's game against the Sharks, Andrew Gross of The Record reports.

Analysis:

It was a bit of a surprise originally that he wasn't going to be in the lineup Monday, but now the reason behind his scheduled absence has been revealed. The young winger's next chance to rejoin the lineup now comes Wednesday against the Maple Leafs, while Nick Lappin appears poised to push into the top six Monday.