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...
best question
Nice. No question you want to score. You want to play the best you 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.
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.
awhile best couple difficult found games last played takes turn year
They're in a difficult situation; it takes awhile to turn it around. After the new year we're 7-0. And the last couple of games, we haven't played our best games but we've found a way to win.
couple knew missed months weeks
I knew it was going to be for a couple of weeks and that's what it's been. I missed about 10 months before that. This was quick.
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.
changed course helped period
It was just the first period but it could've helped us. It could've changed the course of the game.
feeling rewarded score time works
It was just a feeling that you could score any time you have the puck. He works hard, and he's getting rewarded for that.
beat feeling game good top
The feeling in this thing is that when we play our game and we are on top of our game we can beat anybody. And that's a good feeling to have.
couple felt good hands nervous okay pain past quick
I'm more nervous than excited, actually. I felt okay the past couple of days, no pain, no problem. I feel good conditioning-wise and hockey-wise. It's going to take awhile. I'm a little too quick for my hands right now. My hands are not that good.
happy
I'm very happy where I'm at right now.
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.
ready tried
We tried to frustrate them and we did, you could see it in their faces. But it's just one game, we have to get ready for another one (Monday).