Patrik Elias Appreciation

[BenedictGomez]

We all speculated whether he would get above the 1000 pt plateau and here we are.

I recall a thread on our board about it.

Ya was on this board, maybe 3-4 years ago??

I think it was maybe 4 or 5 years ago, but there was definitely a thread where the board speculated whether he could get to 1000 points.

 

[TaiMaiShu]

One of the few games I was able to watch in its entirety this year. Love ya Patty!

 

[Emperoreddy]

Man. Reading old threads I forgot that people 4 or 5 years ago didn't think we should even retire his number.

 

[Khione]

 

[New Jersey]

Did you know you're the wind beneath my wings?

 

[NJDevilsZG]

God bless you Patty!!! Thanks for every single one of those 1000


LOL Patty said that my bus driver didn't send him any congrats messages

 

[glenwo2]

Man. Reading old threads I forgot that people 4 or 5 years ago didn't think we should even retire his number.

I forget....


Was Saugus one of the naysayers or did he believe that Patty will end up being a HOF'er one day?

 

[glenwo2]

God bless you Patty!!! Thanks for every single one of those 1000


LOL Patty said that my bus driver didn't send him any congrats messages

Sykie must've been out of town escorting foreign ambassadors or something.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I forget....


Was Saugus one of the naysayers or did he believe that Patty will end up being a HOF'er one day?

I recall Saugus being one of those that felt Patty needed 1000 points if he was going to make it, which at the time seemed to far off for him.

I don't think he said much about Patty's number getting retired. I don't remeber who was against it, but there were more then a few.

The whole argument was that it would water down the numbers already retired and be overkill. Tis was before Neids was put up there too. There was a call for just 3,4, and 30 and then closing the gates.

I don't believe in that as I think Neids belonged up there and so does Elias and it doesn't dimish anything.

5 great players who were the most influential players in team history. Even if the Devils side of history is young doesn't change how large those guys were/are.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Sykora was busy driving a bus cross-country.

 

[NJD Kula]

Pretty sure this was thread and Muttley was being Muttley, lol

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=750316&highlight=hhof

So happy Patty made it, wow!

 

[Billdo]

It's still kind of crazy to think any Devils player has 1,000 points all with us. Think about how defense oriented we've been for 25 years. It's incredible actually. Well done Patty.

 

[MadDevil]

Man. Reading old threads I forgot that people 4 or 5 years ago didn't think we should even retire his number.

Reading them makes me realize how many people don't post here anymore.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Reading them makes me realize how many people don't post here anymore.

or can't - but we won't get into that.

 

[glenwo2]

or can't - but we won't get into that.

I remember some guy named muttley that....oh!

(btw, I know who you were really referring to but as you said.... )



So how about 'dat Patrik Elias "kid"? He's got some future, yo!

 

[Emperoreddy]

Sykora was busy driving a bus cross-country.

Was Arnott riding in it?

 

[DevilsJunkie]

It's still kind of crazy to think any Devils player has 1,000 points all with us. Think about how defense oriented we've been for 25 years. It's incredible actually. Well done Patty.

My sentiments exactly.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Patty on NHL Live:

Having [Oates] and [Stevens] back, they're hockey guys, they understand how individual players can fill in different situations," Elias said.

"Don't get me wrong. I loved working with Peter. He was a smart hockey coach and a smart guy that you could talk too, and he had a good relationship with the players.

With these guys what they changed was we're being more patient in the defensive zone and the neutral zone. I think that gives us more energy to go on offense and therefore create more opportunities."

 

[glenwo2]

Patty on NHL Live:

Having [Oates] and [Stevens] back, they're hockey guys, they understand how individual players can fill in different situations," Elias said.

"Don't get me wrong. I loved working with Peter. He was a smart hockey coach and a smart guy that you could talk too, and he had a good relationship with the players.

With these guys what they changed was we're being more patient in the defensive zone and the neutral zone. I think that gives us more energy to go on offense and therefore create more opportunities."

Translation : While the "swarming" system was effective at times, doing it constantly ended up exhausting everyone and also left players out of position Defensively more often than not.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Patty's 1st NHL goal, in Boston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljtvtG7ic9U

The cards seem to point to Patty scoring his 400th goal in Boston tonight since that is where he scored his first.

Though how cool would #400 be a GWG tomorrow night at home?

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Patty on NHL Live:

Having [Oates] and [Stevens] back, they're hockey guys, they understand how individual players can fill in different situations," Elias said.

"Don't get me wrong. I loved working with Peter. He was a smart hockey coach and a smart guy that you could talk too, and he had a good relationship with the players.

With these guys what they changed was we're being more patient in the defensive zone and the neutral zone. I think that gives us more energy to go on offense and therefore create more opportunities."

Wow. Translation - "I'm so happy to have Oates and Stevens here because unlike DeBoer, they are hockey guys. Oh wait, that sounds bad, let me backtrack to not throw DeBoer under the bus because he's a nice guy."

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Wow. Translation - "I'm so happy to have Oates and Stevens here because unlike DeBoer, they are hockey guys. Oh wait, that sounds bad, let me backtrack to not throw DeBoer under the bus because he's a nice guy."

Yeah, Patty's quote is pretty damning, all the more so because I don't think he intends it to be.

 

[Missionhockey]

Yeah, Patty's quote is pretty damning, all the more so because I don't think he intends it to be.

His interview after the Buffalo game kind of threw Deboer under the bus too. I guess Patty is the consummate professional because he never complained about Deboer before if he was this unhappy.

 

[Bleedred]

Yeah, Patty's quote is pretty damning, all the more so because I don't think he intends it to be.

Like the Marty "there's no strategy" quote during MacLean.

There's been a couple of those for Pete lately.

 

[NJD Kula]

His interview after the Buffalo game kind of threw Deboer under the bus too. I guess Patty is the consummate professional because he never complained about Deboer before if he was this unhappy.

Elias is a true professional. Players complained on the ice by playing like absolute ass, but that's really a product of low moral and no confidence in the failed systems Deboer stubbornly held on to.