David Clarkson revealed he played in the postseason with a fractured foot. "I had a bad foot at the beginning of the playoffs and I hurt it again at the end," he said. "Emotions are high during the playoffs and you can play through it, but then you realize you're still sore a couple of weeks after it's over. It was a fracture so I just stayed off it and relaxed this summer, if you can call it that. You can call me a sore loser." He didn't need off-season surgery to repair the damage. Clarkson skated in all 24 playoff games with the Devils, but he recorded just three goals after scoring a personal best of 30 during the regular season.