NEWARK, N.J. -- In taking over the New Jersey Devils last season, John Hynes wanted a team that skated fast and played with discipline and intensity.Play fast, and be hard to play against. It was hockey 101 as taught by the NHLs youngest coach.The Devils improved six points in Hynes first season and challenged for a playoff spot for much of the season.The system was similar to what Mike Sullivan installed when he took over the Pittsburgh Penguins in December and led them to the Stanley Cup. Sullivan had replaced Hynes at the coach Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after he got the Devils job.The 42-year-old Hynes more to work with in his second season, both talent and speed.Thirty-goal scorers Kyle Palmieri and Adam Henrique are back. So is All-Star goaltender Cory Schneider.The biggest addition is Taylor Hall. The 24-year-old left wing was acquired from Edmonton for defenseman Adam Larsson just before free agency started.Hall gives the Devils the type of top-notch scorer they have not had since Zach Parise left for Minnesota after the 2011-12 season and Ilya Kovalchuk retired and returned to Russia the following year.You see at the pace at which he plays the game is almost at another level, Schneider said of Taylor. Again, you dont want to put everything squarely on him to kind of create offense. I think he will.Hynes has seen Halls offensive skills in every preseason game. He also knows that hockey is a team game.We want him to play his game within what we are trying to do, Hynes said. At the same time its not all about the pressure for him to score. He needs to have a strong group to play with that can assist.If the Devils are to get to the playoffs for the first time in five seasons, here are things to watch:REPLACING LARSSON: To get Hall, the Devils parted with one of their top defenseman. Larsson and captain Andy Greene were the teams top pair and they matched against the oppositions top line whenever possible.Former Penguin Ben Lovejoy was signed as a free agent and he has a chance to step in with Greene. He can blocks shots and kill penalties. The other option would be Damon Severson.KYLE AND ADAM: Palmieri and Henrique had careers seasons with 30 goals last season. The question now is can they do it two years in a row. The other unknown in the offensive game is Mike Cammalleri. He had 14 goals in 42 games before being sidelined for the season with injuries to his right wrist and hand. Hes 34-year-old now so coming back from injuries will be tougher.ZACHA: Pavel Zacha was the Devils top draft pick in 2015. The center got his first taste of the NHL late in the season and he looked good. He has played well in the preseason but the organization must decide whether to have him play limited minutes in the NHL or to send him to Albany for extensive playing time in the AHL. He is probably good enough to stay.SURPRISES: The biggest surprise of training camp might be defenseman Yohann Auvita. The 27-year-old Frenchman was signed to a one-year, two-way contract by the Devils in May after playing most of his professional career in Finland. His offensive skills have reminded some of former Devils defenseman Brian Rafalski. He works hard but has to learn how to play in the NHLs smaller rinks.ANOTHER PENGUIN: Hynes and general manager Ray Shero have had a habit of bringing in former Penguins. Last year is was Bobby Farnham, David Warsofsky and Tyler Kennedy. The former Penguins this year are Lovejoy and Beau Bennett, who were signed as free agents. Jorge Villafana USA Jersey . 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This would have given the ball an unnatural shine and weight, and allowed it to swing through the air significantly more than under regular conditions.He pleaded not guilty but was found to have altered the condition of the ball and was fined 100 percent of his second test match fee or about $2,500. Du Plessis has indicated he will appeal at the risk of incurring a harsher penalty.South Africa already has a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match series.Richardson told Australias Nine television network Wednesday that he charged du Plessis because the ICC wanted to draw a line in the sand on ball tampering.Probably in this case in particular, we drew the line, Richardson said. We said `we need to charge because in our eyes anyway it was pretty obvious that he was using the residue from the sweet directly on the ball.I think the bottom line is if you want to change the condition of the ball by polishing it, in other words improving it, keeping it, retaining its condition, do so, but dont use any artificial substance.ICC match referee Andy Pycroft heard submissions earlier on when the hearing should take place and decided it should be held before the third test in the interests of expediency and in order to protect the integrity of the Adelaide test.The hearing was initially expected to take place after the conclusion of the series because South Africa has indicated it has engaged lawyers on du Plessiss behalf, making the process more complex than usual.Pycroft heard evidence from the umpires, the teams and from John Stephenson, representing the Marylebone Cricket Club -- the guardians of the laws of the game.The decision was based on the evidence given from the umpires, who confirmed that had they seen the incident they would have takenn action immediately, and from Stephenson, who confirmed the MCC view that the television footage showed an artificial substance being transferred to the ball.ddddddddddddSouth Africas anger at the treatment of du Plessis flared on Monday when a team security official manhandled a television reporter who tried to question the captain when the team arrived at Adelaide Airport.Security manager Zunaid Wadee pushed away the reporter who had tried to force his way into the group of players to speak to du Plessis. Reporters had been advised that no interviews would be granted on arrival in Adelaide.In a statement issued later Monday, team manager Mohammed Moosajee defended Wadees actions and criticized the conduct of the reporter.Moosajee said the reporter had disrespected the South Africa team by continuing to harass Faf for comment.The `reporter was also in the unusual position of being in the middle of the players walkway to the bus, he said. He was advised to move three times, and did not adhere to this request. The `reporter, who also had no official accreditation, then proceeded to lunge towards Faf with an unknown object causing a direct breach of security protocol. The reporter also shoved the team manager in the back.Throughout the tour we have respected all our media obligations and treated media with utmost respect. At the same time, we would like to see this respect reciprocated and will not accept such behavior as displayed by the Channel 9 News reporter.Du Plessis was found guilty of ball tampering in 2013, when he breached the ICCs code of conduct by rubbing the ball on the zipper of a trouser pocket to make gouge marks during a test against Pakistan. But under altered rules adopted by the ICC on Sept. 22, the episode against Australia was treated as a first offense.South Africa coach Russell Domingo said the preparation for the Adelaide test was not ideal, but the squad was united.Its been an interesting few days, Domingo said. We have had a wonderful tour here and we have played great cricket. We have had long discussions and our focus now is purely on cricket. Whatever happens with the hearing ... our focus is entirely on the test match that is coming ahead. ' ' '