The first time the team skated on the ice after the change was made, there was one player who took one lap of the ice, and when he turned the corner where the new logo was, he immediately peered his head from the open door and asked me "Did we change something on the ice?" The previous logo in the ice at that spot was black and green. Video: Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald on the Meier Trade | 1-ON-1ĭo you want to know how intricately players know the ins and outs of their home ice? The other day, there was a change of one of the small logos embedded in the ice. But yeah, it felt really similar, definitely different than the last couple of deadlines.that we've had. "When you're competing with other teams that are vying for the service of individuals, the anxiety levels, it spikes a bit, the lows come into play as well. "It actually does, that's a great, great comparable," Fitzgerald responded. I asked Fitzgerald if, once the deal was complete, it felt like the moment carried the same type of weight and relief in signing Dougie Hamilton: But what I love about these 10 Takeaways is that I'm able to shine a little light on things that have hit the cutting room floor, like this answer from GM Tom Fitzgerald when we sat down after having acquired Meier. Sometimes when we do one-on-one interviews we have to cut some things out because the interviews run a little too long. Is that the right way? See, I live in Silicon Valley and I have no idea about technology." "I was trying to get my laptop set up but it's a mess. For a brief moment, Meier couldn't quite figure it out and had this great one-liner. The producer of the Zoom call, in order to record the video needed Meier to flip his phone so that his video would be horizontal. He made a great quip with the media on the line the other day before the press conference started. How much fun were the last few days with the acquisition of Timo Meier? He seems incredibly personable and someone who is going to mesh really well with this group.Īpparently, he has a bit of a funny side to him as well. Timo Meier, after a lengthy process, is a Devil, and that's where we start in this edition of 10 Takeaways, presented by Ticketmaster. We may have been sitting in the Red Zone for quite some time, but we finally got it over the goal line." And I have to thank Mike Grier, the San Jose Sharks, for his patience with the process, and understanding how these things really get pushed over the goal line. ![]() It takes a lot of time, takes a lot of effort. And you go, okay, this is getting serious now. ![]() "It's a process that took months, you start planting the seeds and then those seeds turn into trees and you start growing. It wasn't without a ton of work, in fact, GM Tom Fitzgerald told me that they had going back to last year, he had initially inquired about acquiring Meier.įitzgerlad gave a bit of a rundown I wanted to share, about how the deal went down leading up to Sunday night: It's what everyone had been clamoring for and now it's done. ![]() ![]() on Sunday and Timo Meier is a New Jersey Devil. What a week! Well, more like what a Sunday. Is there anything to talk about? Seems like a bit of a quiet week with nothing interesting to talk about.
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