Brown (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Devils on Monday, retroactive to Sept. 28.
Brown has missed the first several weeks of the regular season due to his lower-body injury, and he'll be eligible to be activated off injured reserve whenever he's cleared to return by the team's medical staff. The 32-year-old made 75 regular-season appearances for New Jersey last year and recorded 18 goals, 25 assists, 37 blocked shots, 25 hits and 22 PIM while averaging 17:33 of ice time.