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Former Canuck coach Travis Green takes over after Devils fire Ruff

Green has been working as Ruff’s top assistant, will assume the job on an interim basis
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New Jersey Devils coach Lindy Ruff signals for a timeout during the third period of the team’s NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

The New Jersey Devils fired coach Lindy Ruff on Monday and named assistant Travis Green as the interim replacement for the rest of the season.

General manager Tom Fitzgerald made the surprising move with just over 20 games left to play. The Devils have lost five of seven to fall further out of playoff contention, seven points back of Metropolitan Division rival Philadelphia and eight back of the two Eastern Conference wild-card spots.

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