Tonight’s New Jersey Devils game against the New York Islanders was a night of two goodbyes. Both were known going into the event, but they were quite different.
The first goodbye was for a legend. Patrik Elias put on his #26 jersey one more time to skate in the pre-game warmups. The crowd definitely came early to see the legendary forward skate around and fire some shots at the goalie one more time. The end in the lower bowl where the Devils traditionally warm-up was packed with Devils fans. I, for one, took plenty of photos from my seat as a helmet-less Elias skated his last lap.