Martin Brodeur
Martin Brodeur
Martin Pierre Brodeuris a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender and the assistant general manager of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. In his 21-season tenure with the New Jersey Devils, he won three Stanley Cup championships and five Eastern Conference titles in 17 postseason campaigns. He also won two Olympic gold medals with Team Canada in the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympic Games, as well as several other medals with Team Canada in other international competitions. Brodeur...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth6 May 1972
CityMontreal, Canada
He's the icon of hockey. That's the bottom line.
I didn't think they played that great. They didn't show me that they are a desperate team. Their intensity was not as much as what we have to go through against the Rangers or the Flyers.
Certainly when you have to leave a game, it's a concern. The doctor looked at it and didn't say it was too bad, so we'll see what the next couple of days will bring, how sore it's going to be. I twisted it. My leg was under me and I kind of put my body weight on it and I heard it twist pretty hard.
For the first time in five or six days I was able to use it.
If he doesn't go, people will say that means it's true and that's why he' not going. So, how do you deal with it? He's always been a gentleman about everything and he's always going to put what's best for the team first, so I don't think this is going to be any different.
He's very feisty on the puck and he's always involved in the play,
He's not the quickest guy out there. He does it with experience. And you can't buy experience.
I could have stayed in. It was my choice. When the team is struggling, why be in there for the sake of being there?
I'm real happy, very excited. It's a great opportunity for me to end my career here and stay close to my kids. That was my huge concern going forward with the new league.
In the old days we used to be like that, but it's been different for us, definitely. We had a whole day off (Sunday) and only saw each other for about 45 minutes this morning. But I think everybody deep down knew that it was the Flyers coming in and we needed our 'A' game.
In the old days, we used to be like that, but it's been different for us, definitely. We won in Buffalo Saturday and didn't practice (Sunday), so we had a whole day off and didn't see each other except for about 45 minutes this morning. But I think everybody deep down knew that it was the Flyers coming in and we wanted to make sure we had our 'A' game.
In the new hockey, you can't afford to be average, ... And today, I was average at best.
The distractions that people think we're gonna have, that's bogus for most of the guys on the team. This is such a great time for all of us. It doesn't concern me or any of my teammates.
The Flyers are so freewheeling, they're able to hit your stick with their glove, just touch you a little bit, ... It's hard to get your position. It's hard to move around the net, especially against a team like that. That's their strength and they use it. They go hard to the net.