The New Jersey Devils will be without one of their forwards for an indefinite period of time. Veteran forward Ondrej Palat underwent surgery yesterday on his groin and will be out for a while. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TVASports/status/1587865456651665408'> </a></blockquote></div> Acquired this summer to add some leadership to the Devils' locker room, Lindy Ruff's team is off to a great start this season and is currently sitting atop the Eastern Hockey League. In six games so far this season, the 31-year-old Czech forward has three goals.