With Patrik Elias announcing his retirement this morning, so ends the career of the best forward in New Jersey Devils history. Others may have outshined him for short stretches along the way, but no one did it as consistently or with the quiet but ruthless efficiency of Elias. Just about every minute of his NHL career was spent making the Devils a better team on the ice and there were a lot of minutes in that career. It will be a long time before anyone sniffs his Devils career points mark and likely his goals mark as well.
Patrik Elias was Something Special
