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Quote: Clarkson Unsure About Future

Pat Pickens — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:45:04 +0000

David Clarkson on his future: "I don't know where I'll be. There haven't been any negotiations between my agent and Mr. Lamoriello."—
Rich Chere (@Ledger_NJDevils) April 25, 2013

Clarkson: "I love playing here. My daughter is from here. I have a coach (DeBoer) I've had since I was young…"—
Rich Chere (@Ledger_NJDevils) April 25, 2013

Patrik Elias, on if he said something worth getting an unsportsmanlike penalty Sunday.

Corey Griffin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:12:13 +0000

Yes, I did. Probably the 1st three rows heard that, unfortunately.”

Quote: Marty Can Do The Math

Corey Griffin — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:05:19 +0000

Our shot here in New Jersey with only one (outdoor) game a year, not that great. But six games, we maybe have a chance to be in one of them.”

–Martin Brodeur on Devils’ chances of being in an outdoor game.

(Source: Tom Gulitti on Twitter)

Quote: Power Outages In Practice

Corey Griffin — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:19:27 +0000

It was fine to get out there and just move the puck. We still didn’t score. Not even in practice.”

– Patrik Elias on the Devils spending Saturday’s practice working on the power play.

(Source: Tom Gulitti on Twitter)

Quote: Devils Have Two Choices

Corey Griffin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:56:01 +0000

You know the spot you’re in and you have two choices – you roll over and die or you get up tomorrow and you find a way to turn one win into six or seven or whatever it’s going to take.”

– Pete DeBoer after last night’s 5-4 loss

(Source: Tom Gulitti on Twitter)

Quote: Even Kovy’s Daughter Gets It

Corey Griffin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:42:00 +0000

Daddy I think they really miss you. You’ve got to be back.”

–Ilya Kovalchuk on watching games with his daughter

(Source: Tom Gulitti on Twitter)

Lou Lamoriello Dances Around Kovalchuk Timeline

Corey Griffin — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:13:47 +0000

It could be two (weeks), could be four, could be less, certainly not more.”

(Source: Devils on Twitter)

Quotables: Devils On Kovalchuk

Corey Griffin — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 03:18:22 +0000

Depending on the diagnosis of Ilya Kovalchuk’s shoulder, the image above could be the lasting one for this season for the Devils. His teammates and coach had some interesting and telling quotes after the game. Here’s a roundup of a few of them.

Pete DeBoer: “I think mentally coming into the season we’re prepared that we’re going to have to lose key people and be able to survive it.” (via Tom Gulitti on Twitter)

DeBoer: “We’ll get through it.” (via Devils on Twitter)

David Clarkson: “I’ve seen him play through a lot of things, so when he went down like that, yeah, it’s scary, but, hopefully, he’s all right.” (via Tom Gulitti on Twitter)

Martin Brodeur: “We have a job to do and if he’s going to be out for a while it’s definitely going to affect us.” (via Tom Gulitti on Twitter)

Brodeur: “You just hope it’s not something too serious and, hopefully, he’s OK. He’s a big bear. He’ll be fine.” (via Tom Gulitti on Twitter)

Pete DeBoer on Devils’ effort Tuesday night

Corey Griffin — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:22:02 +0000

The try was there, the effort was there, but it’s been there almost every night this year. We have to translate that into points.”

(Source: Tom Gulitti on Twitter)

DeBoer Hopes to Bury Flyers

Pat Pickens — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:27:12 +0000

#Devils lead #Flyers by 6 in conference standings. Peter DeBoer: "We want to try to bury the teams below us as quickly as possible."—
Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) March 15, 2013

More DeBoer: "You get an opportunity to separate yourself from the teams below you, you want to take full advantage of that."—
Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) March 15, 2013