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...
anyway couple guys months ready takes
You guys know it always takes me a couple months before I get it going anyway in a season. I should be ready for the playoffs.
afraid coming guy
I was afraid of him. Here (I) was a 175-pound guy coming here. Here's this guy, 222 or 225 pounds, with paws like a bear.
afraid coming few guy happy side
He was just huge. I was afraid of him. You had a 170-pound guy coming here and he was 220, 225 with these paws like a bear. I was pretty intimidated the first few years. I'm happy he was on my side the whole time.
afraid coming guy
He was just huge. I was afraid of him. Here I was a 175-pound guy coming here and this guy is 220, 225 with paws like a bear. I was pretty intimidated.
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.
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.