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
I've played enough in the NHL to know most of these guys. Most of the time I know their tendencies. I've been lucky. I've been fortunate to make some saves and help us win some games.
We didn't give them our best game, that's for sure. We turned the puck over, made a lot of mistakes. (But) Rick played tremendous. He made the saves when he needed too.
It was nice to have home ice advantage against these guys and we took advantage of it. The guys played well offensively, we buried some great opportunities and special teams again was a big factor. We put ourselves in a great position but we've got to make the best out of it.
It's kind of nice to have (a shutout) on (Stevens') night. We played a tough opponent. It was a playoff atmosphere out there. It's a great day for Scott and it became a great day for us at the same time.
It's a different era. Both Scotties were a big part of the success of the Devils. We'd all been here for 12 or 13 years and now there is a big change. It will be tough on the ice. Those were two guys who logged a lot of minutes and played really well for us.
We didn't play the way we've been playing, but give them credit. They played well. They didn't take bad penalties.
We definitely have to keep an eye on Crosby a lot more. I thought we just played him like a regular player, and he showed us that we can't allow ourselves to do that. We have to play him tough and try to get him off his game.
They probably played as good as they can play.
As far as I'm concerned, he's the best hockey player that I've played against.
I thought we played really well. We've got to get the third period out of our mind and be comfortable with how we played.
He had the bronze medal in my face all the time. And his wool jersey, because they played outside.
I played 25 minutes and 35 minutes in two games. I shouldn't be tired. I'm tired of getting scored on.
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.
We are trying to get better every game. We took a step by winning an important game against a big rival.