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...
great help
We have to. We need to. He's a big man, great guy, has great hands, great shot, everything. So, we need him to help out offensively.
dominant player
When he's on, he's the most dominant player in the league.
game help start win
We've got to win one game and we'll see. Obviously, it would help to start at home, no question.
believing game
We've got to keep believing in us. We know that if we play our game we can be successful.
against atlanta game lost turning underrated winning
We were underrated all year. There was a game against Atlanta (March 23), where we were winning 4-1, lost (6-5) in overtime. That was a turning point. If we lost (composure after that) we go downhill.
couple feeling game good guys injured ourselves pinch played series
We don't want to pinch ourselves now. We're feeling good about the game we have been playing. We know the series we played, they had a couple of injured guys but that doesn't take anything away from the game we played or what we accomplished.
man obviously position quite
You've got to give the man credit. (He stepped) into a position he hasn't been used to, he wasn't in for quite a while, obviously not at this level, at the NHL level.
accept expect mentality team
The mentality of this team is always to be in the playoffs. We don't expect anything else or accept anything else.
fourth win
The fourth win is the toughest. We just have to keep going the way we've been going.