Kulags Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Havelid happy to be a Devil - Fire & Ice blog Havelid said former Thrashers teammate Bobby Holik called him immediately after the trade and drove him to Prudential Center this morning."I like Bobby," he said. "I took care of him for three years in Atlanta, so now it's payback time." What's it like to go from a team out of the playoff race to one that's considered a contender?"If you look at my situation, I'm 35 years old and I played on a team that's not going to make the playoffs and I got a chance like this, it's a great feeling. Especially if you look in the standings right now, a lot of teams, even if you're in right now, you're not sure you're going to be in in 20 games. The Devils have played good and solid the whole year, so they're in a good spot at this point." We know a lot of stories about Bobby Holik from New Jersey. Are there any stories you can tell us from Atlanta?"Every day is a new story. No, he was a good captain for us. He's a good man." Pumped to see him in our lineup Saturday. Hopefully he'll infuse us with enough energy to overcome our tendency to come out flat against crappy teams like the Isles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Devs Fan Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Have liked everything I have read about the guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 What would you say you bring to the Devils? "I don't know. I'm just going to try to be a piece of this puzzle. That's what it's all about. It's all about the team concept. That's what I like and hopefully I can fit in and I will do my best to be a piece of this puzzle. That's going to be the key." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prucenterrules Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 He sounds like a nice guy. Hoepfully he helps this team get even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorcity Devil Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Who wouldn't be happy to be a Devil instead of a Thrasher?! He does talk / play like a Lou-bot. I hope he fits in... He can't be worse the Greene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilNurn Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Who wouldn't be happy to be a Devil instead of a Thrasher?! Hopefully Anssi Salmela! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorcity Devil Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hopefully Anssi Salmela! Good point... He might pan out, but I'm glad we don't have to put up with his mistakes in the playoffs this year. Neither will Atlanta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin226 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I guess he now needs to cancel those Pebble Beach reservations he made 2 weeks into the season when he was with Atlanta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeDev Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 would anyone be not happy if they joined the devils? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fan Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 would anyone be not happy if they joined the devils? Gomez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fan Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 dude seriously... whaddup with these monkey emotes lately? For fun, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeford Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I am disappointed he didn't give us any good Holik stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I am disappointed he didn't give us any good Holik stories. Give it time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmigliore Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) dude seriously... whaddup with these monkey emotes lately? lol that and his avatar w/ the squirrel with the roses... i hate that avatar, i dunno why but its so damn annoying!!!!! Edited March 5, 2009 by nmigliore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fan Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 lol that and his avatar w/ the squirrel with the roses... i hate that avatar, i dunno why but its so damn annoying!!!!! what's wrong with my avatar???? plus......that is a raccoon, not a squirrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Either of these would make a great new logo for the Rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulags Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 Either of these would make a great new logo for the Rangers. +1940 Yeah, the Bobby stories gotta come out eventually. I wonder if they went out on the town together down in Atlanta. You know, like Cam Janssen and Johnny Oduya... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran12 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) +1940Yeah, the Bobby stories gotta come out eventually. I wonder if they went out on the town together down in Atlanta. You know, like Cam Janssen and Johnny Oduya... I Miss Cam Does Havelid speak English well? I hate hearing Europeans rip our language to shreds. Edited March 5, 2009 by Verran12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arena2003 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I Miss Cam Does Havelid speak English well? I hate hearing Europeans rip our language to shreds. I actually heard him on the fan today with a translator helping him with his English as he speaks Yiddish but just picked up the RossetaStone. He understands how much we, as Devil fans, hate English being ripped apart and how we demand English must be pronounced effectively by any foreign player who resides and plays in this country. "I hate hearing Europeans rip our language to shreds." I pray you are a young kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gionta182 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Does Havelid speak English well? I hate hearing Europeans rip our language to shreds. There's a good interview of Havelid with Matt Loughlin on the Devils Web site. He said "learn" once when he meant "teach" but other than that he was pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 a lot of european hockey players speak better english than americans, especially swedes, as they are often taught english in school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilNurn Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I Miss Cam Does Havelid speak English well? I hate hearing Europeans rip our language to shreds. I like hearing Europeans who learned our language...idk there's something about the effort to learn that's admirable. Plus sometimes the accents are just entertaining . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I Miss Cam Does Havelid speak English well? I hate hearing Europeans rip our language to shreds. Why dont you try and crack out a few sentances in swedish?? Then you might have an appreciation for the fact that pretty much everyone else in the world makes it easy for you by speaking English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilinLA Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Why dont you try and crack out a few sentances in swedish??Then you might have an appreciation for the fact that pretty much everyone else in the world makes it easy for you by speaking English. Well said.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice dog Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I Miss Cam Does Havelid speak English well? I hate hearing Europeans rip our language to shreds. Speak English or Die!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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