Devils GM: 'There's no deadline' for Elias decision

The New Jersey Devils are in no rush to re-sign Patrick Elias, the franchise's all-time leading scorer.

The 40-year-old Elias, an unrestricted free agent, continues to recover from offseason surgery after a knee injury limited him to just 16 games last season.

"We want to make sure we’re on the same page on things, which is he'll continue to skate on his own and we'll kind of see where he is," Devils general manager Ray Shero told Andrew Gross from NorthJersey.com.

"The conversation we had at the end of the year, he's told me that he wants to play for the Devils. There's no deadline whatsoever. We'll just keep in communication with him and see how he's feeling."

Elias has been part of two Stanley Cup championships with the Devils, in 2000 and 2003.