The Devils may be one game away from the end this season but focus the lens out wider and two of their pillars say that there is more hockey in their future.

A reporter asked Martin Brodeur if winning Game 4 was a point of pride for him, so that he would not go out with a sweep. Brodeur took the opportunity to say that it would not have been the end of his career, before being told that the question was only asking about this season.

"Sure, a little but it's not going to end so it's not that big of a deal," Brodeur said then adding, "I thought you meant my career."

Patrik Elias, at 36 years old and creeping ever so prolifically towards the end of his career, said any assumptions that this could be his last run at the Stanley Cup should be contained to just that.

"No, not really," Elias said when asked if this was a final chance. "I don't think about stopping yet, but thanks."

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Despite a 3-1 hole in the series, the Devils have been able to keep it light in the locker room. They weren't short on jokes today and the tension of a team walking a tight rope was not apparent, instead it looked like they are still able to have fun.

"Yeah, we are," David Clarkson said. "You know, we know what's ahead of us. All we can do every night is come out, stick to your system, play our best. Every game this series, as the series has gone on, we've done little things better and better. Hopefully they do keep getting better. We have to be ready for tomorrow and push. At this time of the year, like I said earlier, you have to enjoy yourselves and find a way to win."