Jonny Lazarus sits down with Jonathan Quick to talk about how he's adjusted to being a Ranger through the first quarter of the season.

Jonathan Quick has been one of the most pleasant surprises for the New York Rangers in the first quarter of the season. 

The 37-year-old, three-time Stanley Cup Champion is 6-0-1 to start the year, boasting a 1.99 GAA and a .930 SV%. He also has the league's fourth-best goals saved above expected, with a +8.8 rating. 

There's been nothing but positive things to say about Quick and the way he's been playing. It a childhood dream for him to play for the Rangers, but after spending 16 years with the Los Angeles Kings organization and a brief stint joining the Vegas Golden Knights for a Stanley Cup run, the move back east has been an adjustment for him and his family. 

I had a nice 1-on-1 chat with the Rangers goaltender today after practice. 

Below is our conversation:

Jonny Lazarus: We're about a quarter of the way through the season, you're back home, what has this meant for your family so far transitioning back to the east coast?

Jonathan Quick: Obviously it's a transition like anything. For me personally at the rink it's been great, it's a great group here to jump in and join with. On the family side, the kids are enjoying the new schools, the cold weather, they're getting used to that too as well. So it's been great. 

JL: Do they play hockey as well?

JQ: Yeah, my son plays hockey. Depending on our schedule, if I'm not at the rink I'm at that rink, so it's been great for him as well.

JL: Your early-season success — you're 6-0-1 — a huge talking point right now in the league. Can you talk about your early experiences working with Benoit Alliare?

JQ: Benny's been great. You know, he just does a great job at simplifying it. There's a lot kind of going on when you're playing this position, you know, a lot to figure out. He helped me kind of simplify the game a little bit and it's helped so far for sure. 

JL: If you told the college version of yourself right now that you'd be a New York Ranger at this point of your career, having the success you're having, what might he say?

JQ: Uhhhh I don't know. It's a good question. The college version of me wasn't...(pauses for laughter).

JL: Could you ever picture this in college?

JQ: You know what, at the time you're just kind of...trying to do whatever you can to play professionally and you know I've been very fortunate to play with some great players over the course of my career. To end up here with this organization and this group of guys...it's awesome. 

JL: Which restaurant did you miss the most from the east coast when you played out in LA?

JQ: Well, where I grew up in the Newhaven area you got to go with Sally's Apizza. That's the No. 1 seed. Kind of southern Connecticut where we are, we enjoy Tony's at the J House hotel there. So yeah, those are two of the spots. 

JL: For the fans that still hold a grudge for 2014, what would you say to those people right now?

JQ: I mean, it's 2024 here right, so we're focused on what we can do this year and try to maximize what we have in this locker room and have as great of a season as possible here. 

JL: You grew up a Rangers fan. As far as the goal song goes there's always a debate whether it's "goal" or "whoa" whenever the fans chant it. What do you think it is?

JQ: Uhhh, I didn't think there was a W in front of it. I just thought it was 'Oh-oh-oh' so we can throw a third one in there.

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