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Get Rid Of The Trapezoid?
by Paul on 11/10/09 at 03:22 PM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur is among those hoping the NHL general managers decide at their meetings over the next two days to remove the trapezoid behind the nets.
The trapezoid was implemented in the NHL following the 2004-05 lockout to limit the goaltenders from handling the puck in the corners behind the net. It begins at the goal line with angled lines six feet from each goal post and widens to 28 feet at the end boards.
Former Flyers general manager Bobby Clarke was one of the leaders in getting the trapezoid implemented. It was commonly known as the “Martin Brodeur rule” because it was clearly aimed at the Devils netiminder, who was one of the best at getting behind the net to handle the puck.
But, now general managers are looking for ways to cut down on the number of injuries on defensemen who are being hit hard by forechecking fowards.
added 5:01pm, via Darren Dreger’s Twitter,
NHL gm’s discussed removal of the trapezoid, but have decided to leave it in.
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Brodeur Lacking Confidence
by Paul on 10/06/09 at 02:55 PM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
Devils coach Jacques Lemaire talked a lot about confidence after today’s optional practice: guaging it after an 0-2 start, trying to boost it in certain players and how he believes it will improve on the team’s upcoming three-game road trip that begins Thursday night at Tampa Bay.
So, I asked Lemaire how goaltender Martin Brodeur’s confidence is right now after losing the first two games and giving up some questionable goals.
“Not at its best, that’s for sure,” Lemaire replied. “But, on the other hand, he’s not destroyed either. His confidence is not destroyed. I think he needs a little support right now, which we’ll try to give it to him, and he’ll be fine.”
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Who Starts In Goal For Canada?
by Paul on 08/24/09 at 09:52 PM ET
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from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal via Canada.com,
“This is it for me,” said Brodeur, swatting away any suggestion that he might still be in the goaltending picture during the 2014 Olympics in Russia.
The grand old man of Canadian goaltending would be 41 in 2014 and he knows he can’t stop pucks forever.
As it is, he might not stop them every night at the 2010 Olympics. There is a reasonable possibility Vancouver Canucks’ Roberto Luongo, seven years younger and cognizant he’ll be playing in his home rink, might actually beat him out as the starter.
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Brodeur Talks About The Next Devils Coach
by Paul on 06/18/09 at 05:48 PM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
“I’m at a point where the decision, I know will be the right one,” Brodeur said. “Like I’ve said in the past, I have a lot of faith in Lou and the hockey people that we have to bring in the right guy under the right circumstances. I thought we did some great things last year with some of the young players playing the way they played and my concern is to make sure that we don’t stop there. We need these kids to continue to grow.
“It doesn’t matter who the coach is to me. It won’t change much and for the older players it won’t change much. But it’s for the kids, the future prospects and how they need to learn. Like I said, I’m anxious becuase that’s what we do. I play hockey and it would be nice to know who is going to be the head of our team.”
Brodeur said the style Sutter implemented helped the Devils, particularly the young players, progress as a team..
“Brent brought a system that helped these guys to be able to go in and gain more and be more active on the offensive side of the puck,” Brodeur said ."It’s something that we gained confiedence in doing that and, for us as a team, by doing that we showed ourselves that we’re capable fo playing a certain way to compete with the top teams and we’ve just got to continue that way.”
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Martin Brodeur- Travel Advisor
by Paul on 04/27/09 at 08:39 AM ET
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from Kelly Carter at USA TODAY,
Brodeur shares his travel tips and highlights with USA TODAY.
Q: What’s the most surprising/unexpected place you’re ever visited?
A: Warsaw. I played a game there during a hockey tour in 2004, and I didn’t expect anything of it. But the food, the people, everything was really nice. We stayed in Warsaw for a day and a half, not that long. I didn’t expect Poland to be a special stop for us. We went to Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic. I visited 10 countries in 17 days during that tour. The people just appreciated us.Former NHLer Mariusz Czerkawski was the host and he took care of us as well as any other host that we had.
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Brodeur Needs To Work On His Game
by Paul on 04/08/09 at 08:53 AM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
There was plenty of blame to go around in the Devils’ 4-1 loss to the last-place Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at Prudential Center....
When I asked Sutter after tonight’s game if he was concerned about the way Brodeur has played lately, he replied, “Just to get back to the question I get asked about whether I think about rotating goalies: Now you can see why I’m not thinking about doing it.
“There’s still things that Marty needs to work on to get himself ready (for the playoffs).”
In other words, Brodeur will start the team’s final two regular season games.
Brodeur didn’t excuse himself from blame.
“Not good enough to win a hockey game,” Brodeur said in evaluating his own play. “That’s the bottom line. When you face a goalie is playing so well and the way he played today, you just want to make sure you keep your team in the game and definitely giving them a three-goal lead, regardless of how it happens, it’s something you have to try to avoid.”
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Brodeur Chasing Shutout Record
by Paul on 03/21/09 at 09:26 AM ET
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from Mark Everson of the NY Post,
One giant record broken, the other wobbling. They should attach the replacement netting to Martin Brodeur’s goal cage with Velcro, just to save us all time.
“I think it’s going to be this year,” Devils center Travis Zajac said of the timetable for Brodeur breaking Terry Sawchuk’s 40-year-old NHL record of 103 shutouts.
Fresh from one successful record chase, Brodeur started his second hunt of the month with his fifth shutout in 20 starts this season and the 101st of his career, a 4-0 triumph over the Wild in Newark last night.
“It could be a long time if you guys are going to start that [hoopla],” the Gretzky of Goalies warned.
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Brodeur Turns Down Letterman
by Paul on 03/20/09 at 04:31 PM ET
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from Rich Chere of the Star-Ledger,
As he was poised to pass Patrick Roy as the NHL’s all-time wins leader, Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur was invited to read the Top 10 list on the David Letterman show this past Monday night.
Brodeur, who would record his 552nd career win Tuesday night to pass Roy, declined to record the segment on Monday.
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Pay-Up Brodeur
by Paul on 03/19/09 at 12:04 PM ET
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A court has ruled Martin Brodeur must pay his ex-wife $500,000 a year until 2020.
The AP has the story via USA TODAY.
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A Recap Of Brodeur’s Night
by Paul on 03/18/09 at 09:44 AM ET
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Update 1:55pm ET: From Ken Campbell of The Hockey News, a look at Brodeur’s history:
Brodeur’s beginnings were not quite as inauspicious, but he certainly wasn’t thought of as a future superstar in the league. In fact, Brodeur was the decidedly second consensus pick in that draft to Trevor Kidd, who went to the Calgary Flames 11th overall.
At that time, our annual Draft Preview edition profiled the top 60 prospects, but only the top 21 – which consisted of the first round of the draft back then – were ranked in order. The other 39 were ranked in alphabetical order and Brodeur, who was projected to be a second-round pick, was among that group.
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Brodeur Wins
by Paul on 03/17/09 at 09:38 PM ET
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from Phil Coffey of NHL.com,
Martin Brodeur stands alone.
The New Jersey Devils’ standout goalie earned his 552nd victory, the most wins ever by an NHL goalie, Tuesday night at Prudential Center, besting the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 before a raucous crowd that chanted “Marty, Marty” and “Marty’s better” throughout the game.
After the game, Brodeur, with a little help from his teammates, cut the net away from the posts. Probably will make a very nice keepsake.
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Preparing For Brodeur
by Paul on 03/17/09 at 03:56 PM ET
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from NHL.com,
It’s a beautiful spring day here in Newark. Temperatures are likely in the high 50s and there was no need for anything stronger than a sport coat on the three-block walk to Scully’s for lunch. On the way back, right around 3 p.m., we saw close to 100 fans waiting outside the box office, hoping to snatch up the $10 day-of-game tickets put on sale before every home game.
It was cool to see that level of excitement and passion and just further stoked the fires for what hopefully will be a historic night.
more and NHL.com will be blogging for the rest of the night at the same link, just in case you want to check in throughout the evening.
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Boston Goalies Talk Broduer
by Paul on 03/17/09 at 07:54 AM ET
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from Matt Kalman of The Bruins Blog,
To Boston Bruin goaltender Manny Fernandez, New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur’s breaking of Patrick Roy’s all-time wins record — which could occur Tuesday night against Chicago or any time over the next week or so now that Brodeur tied the record Saturday — is about more than just replacing the name of one great goaltender with another on the top of a list.
Fernandez thinks it’ll help Brodeur get his full due.
“He seemed to be a little bit in (Roy’s) shadow. And now he’s come around, he’s actually beating some of his records, people are starting to notice him a little more and talk about him,” Fernandez recently told TheBruinsBlog.net. “He’s a great goalie. He was born to play that sport; you can see that. He’s a guy that doesn’t get overstressed. He could be playing in a Game 7 and still look like it’s practice. That’s what you need.”
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Brodeur One Win Away From All-Time Wins Record
by Paul on 03/14/09 at 09:48 PM ET
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from the CP via TSN,
Martin Brodeur dominated Patrick Roy’s former team to draw even with the Hall of Fame netminder atop the career wins list.
Brodeur stopped 21 shots to tie Roy with his 551st career regular-season victory as the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday night.
Facing the team he idolized as a child, Brodeur was nearly perfect, allowing only Tomas Plekanec’s goal at 12:29 of the first period.
With Roy in attendance, Brodeur held Montreal scoreless the rest of the way for his seventh win in eight games since returning from a serious elbow injury. Brodeur was given a standing ovation by the Montreal fans at the end of the game.
The four-time Vezina Trophy winner will have a chance to break the record Tuesday when the Devils entertain the Chicago Blackhawks.
added 10:56pm, Shauna Denis of MontrealCanadiens.com has some post-game quotes from some of the Devils.
added 11:04pm, Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice has quotes from the victorious Brodeur.
added 11:10pm, Watch video below of the last 30 seconds and post-game congratulations.
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Following Brodeur
by Paul on 03/14/09 at 05:09 PM ET
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Dan Rosen of NHL.com has been ‘shadowing’ Martin Brodeur the last few days....
Martin Brodeur met the bi-lingual media this morning. Click here for a portion of the transcript.
One of the funniest things of the morning happened just as Brodeur was arriving at the rink. As he walked past the press conference room he saw his father, Denis Sr., doing a radio interview. I was standing in front of the door to the press conference room chatting with Denis Jr. As Martin walked past he said in French (Denis Jr. translated it to me), “Hey dad, you playing tonight?” Denis Sr. didn’t hear him, but Denis Jr. did and he started laughing.
Martin then turned back around and said, “I don’t know, he doesn’t look too focused.”
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Records Within Reach
by Paul on 03/12/09 at 07:51 AM ET
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from Dave Tomasino of the NY Post,
The Devils are knocking on the door of history. That door could open tonight versus the Coyotes, when the Devils seek to win their ninth straight home game for the first time in club history.
Should they do so with Martin Brodeur in goal, the goalie will pull to within one victory of Patrick Roy’s all-time record of 551 and have a chance to tie the mark Saturday in Montreal, which is Brodeur’s hometown and the city in which Roy built his legacy.
Brodeur also is closing in on Terry Sawchuk’s record of 103 career shutouts. Brodeur has 100, including two in six starts since returning from elbow surgery. The Devils have won five of those starts.
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The Best Of The Best
by Paul on 03/07/09 at 09:50 AM ET
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from Mark Everson of the NY Post,
It’s only a slight exaggeration that Martin Brodeur’s comeback has been his career in a nutshell.
Hockey is watching, and everyone else around here should be, too. It’s just not that often we have the “greatest ever” (even if only arguably) on display, night after night, right where we live.
Babe Ruth? Not quite that old. Julius Erving? Hmm, maybe not. Wayne Gretzky? Not his heyday. Niatross? OK, horses don’t count.
It’s 15 seasons now, which means it mostly is behind us, and it’s time to appreciate it while he’s still at the top of his powers.
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Conference Call Transcript: Martin Brodeur
by Alanah McGinley on 03/02/09 at 01:20 PM ET
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After missing 50 games due to injury, Marty returned to the Devils’ lineup this past week recording three wins, including two shutouts to garner First Star of the Week honors. The three wins give him 547 for his 16-year NHL career, four behind all-time leader Patrick Roy who retired with 551.
Here is a transcript of his Q&A session with the media today, courtesy of the NHL.
Q. Is it possible that this injury, the silver lining could be that you’ll be fresher down the stretch and in the playoffs as you’ve ever been in your career?
MARTIN BRODEUR: Well, I hope so. I think you have to take every positive you can from an injury. Sometimes it’s hard to have them. But definitely not playing as many games, you know, we’ll see what that translates into, what kind of success in the playoffs.
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Brodeur’s Dream Comes True
by Paul on 02/27/09 at 08:29 AM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
Brodeur admitted this shutout was a little different, though.
“It’s special,” he said. “I had a couple of good shutouts in my career in different areas and different games, but this one was pretty special to come back after that long. I didn’t get tested much. I had 24 shots, but there were still a couple of shots (that were tough) and they hit a post. I got a little lucky. It was kind of nice.”
When asked when he first started thinking about a shutout, he replied, “Last night, when I was dreaming.”
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Brodeur Activated, Clemmensen Sent Down
by Paul on 02/25/09 at 11:24 AM ET
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from Rich Chere of the Star-Ledger,
Martin Brodeur was activated by the Devils Wednesday morning and fellow goalie Scott Clemmensen was sent back to Lowell (AHL).
The move sets up the scenario for Brodeur to start Thursday night’s game against the Colorado Avalanche at the Prudential Center. Were the Devils not planning to start Brodeur, there would’ve been no reason to demote Clemmensen.
“It’s the best of all worlds, other than (for) Scotty,” GM Lou Lamoriello said as practice was beginning Wednesday morning. “You always have to make the best decision for the organization.”
Clemmensen, who was with the Devils the past four months under emergency recall, did not have to clear waivers. Kevin Weekes would’ve had to clear waivers.
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Brodeur Talks After Practice
by Paul on 02/14/09 at 06:51 PM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
Here’s how Brodeur’s informal meeting with the media went today.
Were you nervous for your first practice with the full team?
“No, not really. I knew was not going to get as much work in practice time. They said we were going to practice only for 20 minutes, so I said, ‘All right. I’m going ot have to some work after.’ So, I wasn’t really nervous. I was anxious to get going and see the speed of the shots, speed of the guys. It’s totally different than just making drills when guys are coming at a high pace. That’s why I need to practice, just to get used to that. It was good.”
Through the process of your recovery have you had any setbacks?
This one time—I don’t think I was on the ice yet—doing some of my rehab, I tweaked it pretty hard. It was the first time that broke scar tissue, so that panic. I was like, ‘Oh my God!’ And that was catching a lacrosse ball. We stopped right away and put ice (on it). I talked to (the doctor) and (he) was like, ‘Don’t worry about it. It’s going to happen.
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Sutter, on Brodeur’s Impending Return
by Alanah McGinley on 02/11/09 at 04:10 PM ET
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From Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice:
[Coach Brent Sutter:] “Like I said, this is not training camp and it’s not the first 10 games of the regular season. This is the real deal here now. Teams are playing at the elite level. Teams are competing to get into the playoffs. Teams are trying to get different seeds in the standings and everyone has to be at their best and that’s including the goaltender.
“Yet. we’ll monitor this the right way. There’s been a course in place and everything has gone along very well. We just have to stay the course and I have tremendous confidence when Marty comes back that he’ll be very solid. Yet, there might be some games we have to get through. There’s no need for anybody to think he’s going to be an every-day goalie when he comes back.”
Sutter’s comments seemed to be in direct response to what Brodeur said Monday about his expectations for playing, particularly with his mentioning of training camp and the first 10 games of the season.
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Brodeur Looks Sharp In Practice
by Paul on 02/07/09 at 07:40 PM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
Although the Devils had announced that there would be no morning skate today, I suspected Brodeur might be at Prudential Center today and stopped by on the way home from the airport. Brodeur was among a handful players who skated and worked hard during the 40 minutes he was on the ice....
Brodeur looked sharp as he was peppered with shots from all angles byt head coach Brent Sutter, assistant coaches John MacLean and Tommy Albelin, and left wing Jay Pandolfo, who will be a healthy scratch again tonight. No one held anything back and Brodeur showed no signs of rust or problems with his left arm. Many of the shots were aimed at his glove side and he threw up his left arm without hesitation or limitation to snag pucks out of the air.
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When Brodeur Returns, Is He The Starter?
by Paul on 01/29/09 at 09:14 AM ET
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from Mark Everson of the NY Post,
It’s the elephant in the room, the unspoken question that hangs over the Devils’ season.
What do they do when Martin Brodeur comes back? Will he, essentially, have to win his job back?
General manager Lou Lamoriello, who has instituted another cone of silence around Brodeur, brushed off the question. But he can’t laugh it off. Coach Brent Sutter said Brodeur will have to win games right away.
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Brodeur Doing Light Rehab
by Paul on 12/02/08 at 04:45 PM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
Thursday will make it four weeks since Brodeur’s surgery. He has an appointment to see the doctor on Wednesday. His rehab right now is simply to get his arm to straighten out fully.
“Just baby stuff, trying to get my range of motion,” Brodeur said. “I’m almost there. I’m almost straight out now. It’s probably another 10 degrees to go without feeling any pulling in the tendon. It should take another week to two weeks before it heals and after that I should be able to work harder and do more stuff.”
Although the tendon was torn off near his elbow, Brodeur has to work on strengthening his wrist too.
“It’s like a sprained wrist almost,” he said. “When I’m in the brace it’s not bad. When I’m not in the brace, there’s no support.”
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5 Things Nobody Saw Coming
by Alanah McGinley on 11/08/08 at 01:49 PM ET
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From David Yasvinski at the National Post:
It was just over a month ago the TV talking heads, the newspaper scribes and the radio hosts started offering predictions for the 2008-09 NHL season. Would Alexander Ovechkin win the scoring a title? Would the Leafs be so bad, that even Leafs Nation would begin to turn away? There are other questions out there, and a lot of surprises — so far — in this season. And here are five things nobody saw coming.
1. Martin Brodeur meets Kryptonite.
read on for the full list
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Brodeur Surgery Successful
by Alanah McGinley on 11/06/08 at 02:09 PM ET
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From TSN:
New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur underwent surgery Thursday to repair the distal bicep in his left elbow.
“According to the doctors, his surgery was 100 percent successful,” Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said in a statement. “The timetable for his return remains three to four months.”
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Now We Find Out How Great Brodeur Is
by Paul on 11/05/08 at 07:28 AM ET
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from Elliotte Friedman of Blogs and Columns at CBC,
It’s a Kafka-esque absurdity that 544 wins, 98 shutouts, four Vezina Trophies, three Stanley Cups and an Olympic gold medal don’t convince everyone that he’s a terrific goalie. You know the lame arguments: “The Devils play a defensive system, which makes him look better.” “He stopped pucks behind a great defence.”
The first complaint is just ridiculous. If it’s so easy to win the Stanley Cup playing defensive hockey, why doesn’t the trophy have a permanent home in Minnesota? It is important, yes. Since Pittsburgh in 1993, only one champion hasn’t been among the top 10 in goals against in the season of victory. (That was Carolina in 2006. The Hurricanes were tied for 17th.)
As for the second whine, how do you feel about Ken Dryden? Is he overrated because he played behind Larry Robinson, Serge Savard and Guy Lapointe? Like Brodeur, Jacques Plante had two Hall-of-Famers on the blue-line when the Canadiens won five consecutive Stanley Cups from 1956-60 - Doug Harvey and Tom Johnson.
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Brodeur Out 3-4 Months
by Paul on 11/04/08 at 12:08 PM ET
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via Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur will have surgery Thursday morning to repair a torn distal biceps in his left elbow and will miss three to four months, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said this morning.
Update 2:07pm ET: (alanah): Eric McErlain at AOL Fanhouse has video of Brodeur’s injury, and some comments on what this means for the Devils.
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Brodeur Undergoing Tests Today
by Paul on 11/03/08 at 07:59 AM ET
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from Rich Chere of the Star-Ledger,
Kevin Weekes, who will start in goal against the Sabres, said the torn tendon in his catching arm that required surgery in the offseason was originally diagnosed as a bruised elbow.
“We talked (Saturday) night a couple of times. We texted back and forth,” Weekes said. “He’s a little bit unsure as to what his status is. We kind of bounced some things off each other. He was nice enough to text me. I appreciated that. I texted him back and gave him what information I had.”
Brodeur described to Weekes what he was feeling. He apparently hurt the elbow reaching for a shot during the second period and felt more pain when he made another move.
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Brodeur Has Some Kind Of Elbow Injury
by Paul on 11/02/08 at 07:06 AM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello insisted that Martin Brodeur suffered only a bruised left elbow when he left tonight’s 6-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers.
“It’s just a bruised elbow,” Lamoriello maintained. “It’s just a bruise.”
Lamoriello would not answer when I asked if Brodeur underwent an MRI or any other tests after he was injured.
Devils coach Brent Sutter also had no answer for how long Brodeur will be out or if he will be able to play Monday.
“I don’t know,” Sutter said. “You’re asking me something that I’m not sure of and I’m not trying to be disrespectful at all because I just don’t know what to tell you. I don’t know any more than you guys know that’s been mentioned here. So, I don’t know right now. I guess we’ll see where Marty is at tomorrow and see how it goes.”
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What Could Have Happened
by Paul on 11/01/08 at 10:35 AM ET
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from Mark Everson of the NY Post,
In the middle of the second period Oct. 22, with the Devils leading 1-0, Brodeur cleared the puck past an on-charging Dallas winger - Brodeur’s nemesis, Sean Avery.
“I saw somebody,” Brodeur told The Post. “It’s hard to know who it is when you’re playing the puck.
“I got the puck by him, saw it was him, and said, ‘[Rats], I should have hit him.’ “
A possible brawl was averted, but only by the slimmest of margins.
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Three Stars Of The Week
by Paul on 10/13/08 at 12:03 PM ET
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NEW YORK (October 13, 2008) – Vancouver Canucks forward Daniel Sedin, Florida Panthers left wing David Booth and New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur have been named the NHL’s ‘Three Stars’ for the week ending October 12.
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Brodeur About To Re-Write The Record Book
by Paul on 10/11/08 at 12:46 PM ET
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from Phil Coffey of NHL.com,
Every new season brings with it a list of approaching milestones, special marks deserving of recognition from the hockey community.
But the marks Martin Brodeur is approaching in 2008-09 are almost surreal causes for celebration. Consider what’s within reach:
continued with more hockey notes too…
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MB 30
by Alanah McGinley on 10/08/08 at 12:56 PM ET
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From the New Jersey Devils:
The new “MB30” logo combines Brodeur’s initials with the number he has worn since his first full season in New Jersey, and incorporates the horns and curled tail that are familiar to any Devils fan. The interior is subtly accented by the crisscrossing shape of a goal net.
Brodeur believes it’s a modest revision that some observers might not even pick up on right away.
“It’s going to be hard to notice, I think,” Brodeur said. “It’s the same color scheme. For people facing me, there really won’t be a difference. It’s really more for TV or even for people looking up from top. I don’t think it should be a big difference for people.”
Here’s a gallery of his past masks. He also has a new website set to debut on October 10th.
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Brodeur Looking At Vancouver 2010
by Paul on 09/08/08 at 06:03 PM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
Prior to the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy, Brodeur expressed that it would probably be his last shot as the No. 1 goaltender for Canada because of his advancing age. But, now with the Vancouver Games only a year and a half away and Brodeur coming off back-to-back Vezinas, he’s thinking a little differently.
“I’d love to go,” Brodeur said. “I’d love to be part of it. It would be a great experience, but I don’t know what the role will be. Definitely, I’m going to gun to be No. 1 if they pick me. We’ll see where my career is. There’s a lot of young guys that have a chance to challenge the guys that were there last time. That’s good. That’s healthy. I’ve got the experience of going to three of them, so that’s one thing that’s on my side. We’ll see what their decision will be. For me, that’s not the ultimate goal, but it’s a goal I’m looking at seriously. I think it would be quite an accomplishment to play in four Olympics. My kids have already been talking to me about it. They want me to go. I told them, ‘We’re only going if I’m playing.’”
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Not-So-Gentlemanly Behavior
by Alanah McGinley on 05/18/08 at 04:34 AM ET
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From Brian Christ at the ABQ Journal.com,
One of the most revered traditions in sports is the handshake ceremony after each Stanley Cup playoff series, when the bloodied warriors on each team line up to offer congratulations to their foes for a job well done. Sportsmanship at its greatest.
It’s just seems incomprehensible, though, how guys who had just been knocking the pus out of each other can all of a sudden start hobnobbing. For me, it’s not uncommon to hold a grudge against someone who takes 3 minutes to heat a pile of rice in the office microwave.
So, is this on-ice glad-handing genuine?
Note: Accessing the complete text of the article above may present obstacles to some readers, so I’ve taken the liberty of reproducing the relevant excerpt below the “continue reading” link
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Brodeur Turns Down Team Canada
by Paul on 04/22/08 at 07:47 AM ET
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from Mark Everson of the NY Post,
Surprisingly, Brodeur yesterday said he’s turning down the chance to play for Team Canada in the World Championship in Quebec next month. He indicated that the five-game, first-round playoff loss to the Rangers New York Rangers sapped his desire to play right now.
Brodeur said it was “The circus with the Rangers,” and especially, “You Know Who,” who made him look “tired mentally,” as coach Brent Sutter put it.
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Vezina Finalists Announced
by Alanah McGinley on 04/21/08 at 12:06 PM ET
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From Dan Rosen at NHL.com,
In one corner is the mainstay, the ol’ reliable in New Jersey Devils’ dynamo Martin Brodeur. Last season, Brodeur captured his third Vezina Trophy in the last four seasons after setting an NHL record with 48 victories. This season he won 44 games.
In another corner, we have the element of surprise, the unlikely candidate in San Jose Sharks veteran Evgeni Nabokov. He has never been a Vezina finalist and had previously never played in more than 67 games in one season. Nabokov played in 77 this time around.
And finally, we have the rising star, the current and future “King” of New York in Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist. This is Lundqvist’s third-straight season as a Vezina finalist, meaning he’s been in the final three in each of his three NHL seasons.
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Brodeur Did The Right Thing
by Paul on 04/19/08 at 09:00 AM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
Martin Brodeur was a focal point in this series from beginning to end. He was bumped and badgered verbally by Sean Avery throughout the season and series. Avery didn’t even stop after the series was over, calling Brodeur “fatso” on a postgame interview on MSG.
Normally, I would not defend Brodeur not shaking Sean Avery’s hand. It’s wrong 99.9 percent of the time.
It was wrong when Scott Stevens and Bobby Holik skipped the handshake line following the 1997 series between the Devils and Rangers and claimed afterward that they forgot about it.
But this is the .1 percent of the time when it wasn’t wrong.
If Sean Avery wants to say things about Brodeur’s family and his personal life and stare him down face-to-face he can’t reasonably expect the guy to shake his hand afterward.
added 9:06am, from Empty Netters,
The above is a video of the postgame handshake lines between the Rangers and Devils following New York’s 5-3 series-clinching win in New Jersey last night. Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur didn’t shake the hand of Rangers forward Sean Avery.
Was Brodeur wrong to do this? The handshake line is one of the more revered traditions in the NHL playoffs.
continued and as mentioned, with video…
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How Weird
by Paul on 03/27/08 at 08:58 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
Imagine Henrik Lundqvist’s surprise upon discovering that Martin Brodeur had been quoted in the Jan. 14, 2008, edition of Sports Illustrated as saying of the Rangers’ goaltender, “The way he plays is not something I like too much.
“Lundqvist is weird.”
“I have to tell you, I respect Marty a lot, and it’s always a great challenge for me to play against him, but I don’t know what to say about what he said about me,” a rather bemused Lundqvist told The Post yesterday.
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Underrated Devils
by Alanah McGinley on 03/17/08 at 01:42 PM ET
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From Rich Chere at the Star-Ledger,
When the Devils started this season with their nine-game road trip and a roster that had some around the league holding back smirks, it seemed unthinkable that they would have the best record in the Eastern Conference with 10 games to play.
Few doubted that a Lou Lamoriello team would be competitive, even one that lost its No. 1 center via free agency, was missing a top defenseman with a serious eye injury and had a plan in place to use goalie Martin Brodeur less often. But first place in the conference?
“If you looked on paper at our roster and compared it to some other teams in the conference, possibly not,” captain Jamie Langenbrunner said. “But I think some guys on this team are underrated as far as putting up numbers.”
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Voting for Hart
by Alanah McGinley on 03/17/08 at 12:48 PM ET
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From Mike Brophy at The Hockey News,
It’s almost time to vote for the Hart Trophy and I’ve got to be honest, I am not even close to picking my winner.
I will say, though, I have narrowed it down to four candidates – goalies Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks, left winger Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and right winger Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames.
I firmly believe, had Sidney Crosby not missed so much action with that high ankle sprain, he would have repeated as the Hart winner. Oh well.
Update 5:50pm ET: John Glennon at The Tennessean wonders this about Ovechkin,
“His energy and his passion — if you could bottle that and stick it inside your players — you would have an unbelievable team.’’
It sounds like the description of an MVP, but there’s a catch. The Capitals are in a position similar to that of the Predators, two points out of the playoff picture with nine games remaining in the season.
Hence the question: Should Washington fall short of the postseason, should Ovechkin win the MVP? The last player to accomplish such a feat was a guy named Mario Lemieux, who did it while playing for Pittsburgh in 1986-87.
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Brodeur Dealing With Family Matter
by Paul on 01/22/08 at 06:02 PM ET
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via Fire & Ice,
Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur has pulled out of the Sunday’s NHL’s All-Star Game in Atlanta to deal with family matters. Brodeur said he informed Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello of his decision about a week ago, but it was not announced by the NHL until today. Brodeur will be replaced by Boston goaltender Tim Thomas.
“It’s a tough decision,” Brodeur said. “I’ve got some stuff going on with the family back home, so it’s something I just wanted to make sure I was here to take care of. It’s definitely a tough one. It’s such a great weekend to miss. That’s why I waited so long. I tried to avoid making that decision, but I think it’s for the best.”
Brodeur would not divulge the details of his “family” stuff other than to say, “health-wise everybody is OK.”
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Brodeur Leaves Competition Committee
by Paul on 01/18/08 at 09:01 AM ET
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via the NY Post,
Martin Brodeur has turned over his spot as the goalies’ voice to the players’ competition committee to Dallas’ Marty Turco. Brodeur said his input was not as effective as he’d want, and that the committee was not goalie-oriented.
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More Games For Brodeur
by Paul on 01/04/08 at 11:00 AM ET
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from the Record,
Martin Brodeur has a message for those who believe he plays too many games and should rest more often.
“Leave me alone,” the Devils’ goaltender said Thursday. “Point the finger somewhere else now.”
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The Brodeur Plan
by Paul on 01/03/08 at 09:34 AM ET
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from Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated,
The philosophical underpinning for the Brodeur Plan, floating around since the early years of the NHL’s Dead Puck era, is unassailable: By being allowed to ice the puck without consequence, the penalized team is inherently rewarded....
“If you ice the puck now, you can’t change,” Brodeur said, “so you’d get tired penalty killers out against a fresh power play. That’s a better advantage [for the team with the extra skater]. It’ll force [penalty killers] to flip the puck like the in old days, land it soft, without icing it. They have to manage the game better, which is also a skill.”
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All Brodeur
by Paul on 12/04/07 at 01:22 PM ET
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from Jonah Keri at ESPN Page 2,
Coming off the Devils’ seventh straight win, I spoke to Brodeur about his goaltending style, his new coach and teammates and the league’s progression from the neutral-zone traps of the ‘90s to the more wide-open style played today....
Who’s the player you’d least want to see coming at you on a breakaway or in a shootout?
Jagr. He’s so skilled, he can beat you with his reach, his moves, his shot. He’s really talented, he’s one of the guys I fear most in the league.
Other than yourself, who would you say are the three best goalies in the NHL today?
[Roberto] Luongo has to be one. DiPietro, for sure. [Henrik] Lundquist, he’d be another one.
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NHL Stars of the Week & Month
by Alanah McGinley on 12/03/07 at 02:31 PM ET
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Goaltenders Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks, Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild have been named the NHL’s ‘Three Stars’ for the week ending December 2.
Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo and Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier have been named the NHL’s ‘Three Stars’ for November.
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Brodeur Reaches 500 Wins
by Paul on 11/17/07 at 10:09 PM ET
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from the AP via TSN,
Martin Brodeur gave Patrick Roy some company in the 500 victory club.
Brodeur reached one of hockey’s rarest milestones, stopping all but two shots in a modest effort thanks to some of New Jersey’s usual stout defense and earned his 500th NHL win.
Brodeur made 26 saves in the Devils’ 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night and joined Roy as the only goalies in NHL history with that many victories.
Top 5 Goalies- Wins
1. Patrick Roy, Mon-Col 551
2. x-Martin Brodeur, NJ 500
3. x-Ed Belfour, Chi-SJ-Dal-Tor-Fla 484
4. Terry Sawchuk, Det-Tor-Bos-LA-NYR 447
5. x-Curtis Joseph, StL-Edm-Tor-Det-Pho 446
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added 10:20pm, from John Kreiser at NHL.com,
“It was a long time coming,” said Brodeur, who finished with 26 saves. “I’m happy it’s done and we can move on now.”
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