He’s lucky I’m there. I don’t really care. It’s not that big of a deal and he works hard. I’m sure he was nervous, just out of luck there.
— Martin Brodeur on Adam Larsson’s own goal in first game back
It couldn’t have happened to a better kid.
— 29-Year-Old Stephen Gionta on 30-Year-Old Matt Anderson (via The Record)
Well, we went to the Stanley Cup finals, he was fifth in the league (in scoring), so I don’t know why would we mess with that.
— Pete DeBoer on considering moving Kovy back to LW
That foundation has given us an opportunity to win these two games early. It’s given us an advantage over other teams. We have guys, a lot of returning guys that are familiar with the system and the expectations and the philosophy. We haven’t scored a lot early but we’ve done enough and played well enough, defensively, that we’re still winning games.
— Pete DeBoer on Devils’ system advantage
I told him, ‘If you want to score 30 you’ve got to score one today.’ He scored, so he told me he’s on pace for 48 now.
“That’s what you play for all year, to get in the playoffs. Now, you go on to the next step.”- Lou Lamoriello
The Devils clinched a playoff berth after defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-0. The Devils are back in the playoffs after missing the playoffs last season.
J.P Parise, father of Devils’ captain Zach Parise, talked about Zach’s contract situation while the team was in Minnesota.
J.P had this to say, ”Money will be a factor, of course. But he likes to win, he likes to have a chance, he likes to compete. … That’s why he decided to accept a one-year contract. He wants to see where (the Devils) are heading, what kind of players they have. They have acquired some good young players. He’s not going to rush into anything. He’ll take his time, analyze the whole thing.”
“He’s in a contract year, he’s got a lot of pressure on him, he’s wearing the C, he’s not scoring and I haven’t seen him waver off that team-first mentality once and that’s exceptional. That’s not normal.”- Coach Pete DeBoer on Zach Parise
