New Jersey Devils captain Andy Greene will play if he feels up to it, coach John Hynes said Thursday. Greene has missed three games following the death of his father Saturday and was en route from Michigan during the morning skate. "In this situation we'll leave it up to Andy," Hynes said. "He's a veteran player and I think he knows what his body needs. We'll have a discussion with him back at the hotel and if he feels like he's ready to play, we'll give him the opportunity to play. If he's not, we'll give him an extra day and get him ready (at the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday)." Goalie Cory Schneider will start for the Devils, who have lost eight consecutive games (0-6-2) and were shut out in the past two. Ken Appleby will dress as the backup after being recalled from Albany of the American Hockey League because Keith Kinkaid sustained a knee injury in the Devils' 2-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. "It doesn't seem real, real serious," Hynes said. "We'll probably know a lot more tomorrow where he's going to be at, but it doesn't seem like it's going to be very long at this time." The Devils have been outscored 25-13 during the losing streak. "When you're in a situation where you're having trouble scoring, when the emphasis goes to scoring goals it takes away from doing the right things to get there," Hynes said. "You have to do the right things to be able to score. We have to do them more and more."
