Patrik Elias
Patrik Elias
Patrik Eliáš; born April 13, 1976) is a Czech professional hockey winger and alternate captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. A career-long Devil and currently the team's longest-tenured skater, Eliáš is the franchise's all-time leader in points, goals, and assists, and he holds the franchise record for the most points in a seasonand the most career game-winning goals. Elias has won two Stanley Cups with the Devils, one in 2000, and another in 2003...
bit change felt maybe needed scoring spread touch
We've got to change it up and try to get the scoring touch again. They felt they needed to spread it out a bit and maybe change things up and that's fine.
ended knew power
We knew the power play was going to be a big factor. We had a lot of opportunities and we like the way it ended up.
obviously patient start
We wanted to play real patient hockey. Obviously when you have the start like we had it helps. No question.
calling emotional game penalties regular today warned
We were warned before the game that they are going to keep calling the penalties the way they did in the regular season. This was more emotional today because we know what's on the line.
game win
We've just got to win one game and we'll see. That's all.
It's not like I'm not trying. It's not like I'm not working hard. They're just not going in.
chances happens hard matter plays power sharp worked
No matter what happens in these games, power plays play a big part and we haven't been sharp at it. We worked really hard tonight. There was no one that didn't try. It's just that they scored on their chances and we didn't.
feeling good job playing
Everyone is doing their job right now. We're doing the things we have to do and we're playing good hockey. We're feeling good about ourselves.
everybody playing
Everybody is just playing the right way right now.
best finally full happened knocked met rangers rivalry time
It's always a rivalry between us and with all the Rangers fans, we'll finally have a full building. We know what happened in 1997 when they knocked us out (the most-recent time they met in playoffs). This should be one of the best series.
happy issue mind time
It's going to be an issue obviously. It's going to be on my mind when the time is right. Not right now. I am just happy that I can play.
against best excited fans finally full gonna players rangers
It's gonna be special. We're finally going to have a full building, because there'll be a lot of Rangers fans there, too. We're excited to be going against one of the best players in the world. It should be a lot of fun.
against hockey says
It says a lot about our hockey team. We can play against anybody.
feeling good playoffs
It is very good to go into the playoffs feeling good about ourselves.