Broodooour's overblownness explodes right in his face

[Guest Tunbo Batman]

oh god he's so great. he's so invincible. nothing gets past him. the best goaltender of all time by far.

NOT.

i am so happy that this oversized ego is out. his head wouldnt fit anywhere anymore, even if his play has been mediocre at best the last 3 weeks. good riddance.

[martyrme19 73]

oh god he's so great. he's so invincible. nothing gets past him. the best goaltender of all time by far.

NOT.

i am so happy that this oversized ego is out. his head wouldnt fit anywhere anymore, even if his play has been mediocre at best the last 3 weeks. good riddance.

you're an idiot. So who is the best of all time? Is it Hasek? Roy? Cheveldae? Well I got news for ya bud, not one of those goalies have won it every year and no goalie in the future will win every year. So one loss merits him as no longer one of the elite? Brodeur has played on the most premier level year after year on a steady and consistant basis....thats why he is deserving of the reputation he gets. No matter the roster in front of him, he has performed. Your gonna say that its because he has such a great defense in front of him? Give me a break....would anyone here trade the wings defense for theirs? hell no. so give it a rest.

[Guest Tunbo Batman]

bitching on that overrated sack of s*** is just too much fun, i can't stop even if it means i get called an idiot sometimes.

let breauduuuuuuhr play in chicago for a couple years. if he carries them on his back, i will STFU. until then, im just not impressed. he would be the 17th best goaltender on my list.

[Lollipop 8]

I'd have to disagree with you on this...I think Brodeur is a very talented netminder, despite the fact that he has played with a pretty defensively sound team for his whole career. You don't have to play for an awful team to be a great goalie...and you don't have to "Carry the team on your back," either. Think back to the Anaheim-New Jersey finals a couple years back...can you honest say Marty wasn't a big part of that win? Giguiere (sp?) was on the other side of the ice, and I think Brodeur still showed everyone his skill.

[Kp-Wings 3]

I'm sure he would have been fine if he didn't play so much in the regular season. He was just worn out. It's pretty damn hard to play in 79 games as a goalie, then come in and play your "A" game in the playoffs.

The Devils really need a backup goalie to split the duties with Marty. I don't know that much about Scott Clemmensen, their current backup, but he can't be that bad. If he is, then the Devils would be well advised to go out and get a backup that can split the duties with Brodeur, because this one man system they got going on over there just doesn't cut it.

editef for grammar

Edited May 6, 2007 by Kp-Wings

[zaxx 0]

I have a few quick points on this topic:

1. Calm down and stop attacking each other over this zany topic

2. It is always nice to see a big head cut down to size however he would not be amazing if he did not believe in himself (see Mohammad Ali)

3. Martin is not the greatest goalie ever (Roy and Sawchuk take top honers in my book) but he is an amazing goalie who has taken his team to the cup on several occasions. He is superb, so yeah it is nice to see cockiness taken down but in the end he has done enough to deserve a little boasting.

[BringHomeTheCup! 0]

Before his career is over Marty WILL hold every major goaltending stat. He is the greatest goaltemder of his generation. To compare Marty to Sawchuch, Vezina, Parent, ect.. is like saying saying a grape is better than a rasin, well, at one time that rasin was a pretty tasty grape too.

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

So he loses a series and now he's not so great anymore?

Hate to break it to some of you, but whether you love the guy or dislike him, the fact is he's one of the best in history and nothing will change that.

[metalwinger_13 0]

i agree he is a good goalie, but i do not agree hes the best of all time. Hes had the pleasure to have a good defensive minded team in front of him since he came into the league. I think if he was on anyother team hed be a good to great starter but not on this pedastile, that he is placed on currently with the devils.

[edicius 3,269]

It bugged me when in the post-game, Marty nonchalantly tried to toss the entire blame for the loss onto the rest of the team... "Well, I only looked bad because we couldn't score any goals."

No, Marty...you looked bad because you played poorly this postseason. True, the Devils needed better scoring...but they needed better goaltending too.

You can't expect Marty to be a rock 100% of the time, but he should at least own up to the fact that he just wasn't very good in EITHER series this year (if Holmqvist had played better earlier in the TB series, Jersey would have been sent packing in five).

Like I said in another thread regarding tonight's game...he can complain about lack of scoring all he wants, but did he really expect the DEVILS - the 2nd worst offense in the Eastern Conference, only ahead of Philly - to score four goals in the game, three of them having to come in the 3rd? Nuh-uh.

[Winger19 4]

Brodeur is one of the best goaltenders in the NHL. It was pretty obvious that he's playing hurt. A healthy Brodeur would not let some of the goals that had gone in go in. He backstopped Canada in the 2002 Olympics, after Joseph blew the first game Brodeur came in and helped Canada win their first gold medal in years.

I'm by no means a Devils fan and never will be, but come on give credit where credit's due, do that once in a while and you wont look like a complete and total homer.

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

it's that he's never been the ultra superhero he's been made out to be.

His 13 All Star Games, 3 Cups, 2 Vezinas *soon to be three*, and phenomenal stats prove otherwise. The guy is amazing. One of the best in history. It's obvious you don't like the guy so you're discrediting him..but let's not get carried away here.

Edited May 6, 2007 by HockeyCrazy3033

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

He certainly wasn't good this series, but this series doesn't take squat away from the 3 Cups he's won, multiple International appearances and so forth. Hate to break it to some of you guys who have weird dreams all night about hating Brodeur.

[superstarsingh 23]

This is so ignorant

[BlakChamber 8]

i don't like paddy roy, either.probably more. i dont like alot of guys.

i just call it the way i see it bud.

There's a difference between not liking a player and being completely ignorant of his accomplishments and where he stands among NHL greats.

Not that I've come to expect any sort of logical discussion from you, or tunbo for that matter.

[BringHomeTheCup! 0]

It's amazing how people on LGW will sit and call Hasek one of the best of all-time, and in the same breath say Marty isn't. It's comical. If Marty has AVERAGE seasons the next two years he will be the new all-time wins and shutout leader. The guys is phenominal. Yeah, he has played in a great defensive system for the better part of his career. But don't forget that the system that helped him out also limited goals scored for him. He is the best goaltender of his generation.

[Kp-Wings 3]

There's a difference between not liking a player and being completely ignorant of his accomplishments and where he stands among NHL greats.

Not that I've come to expect any sort of logical discussion from you, or tunbo for that matter.

Exactly. I hate Patrick Roy, a lot for that matter, but I won't deny he is probably one of the best goalies to ever play the game.

[BlueMonk 102]

After his ridiculous shots at Emery after game four, I was pleased to see him have to eat his words. Since 2003, Marty hasn't done squat in the playoffs.

[Guest Tunbo Batman]

he hasnt done squat 1996-1999 either, going 4-10 while sitting on his newly-signed multimillion dollar contract. actually, if you don't count the cup seasons during which the trap was pretty much impassable and offence inexistant trhoughout the league, he's not good. 11-12 and an average of almost 3.00 since 2003? maybe he could stop gobbling all season games to pad his stats like the egomaniac he is, and preserve some energy for games that matter?

oh, and people pretending that he's hiding an injury just because he's playing like crap? there isnt a shadow of a proof that he's injured in the least, yet people say that like it's a fact. and I'M the one acting illogical lol. personal attacks will really go a long way towards proving your points. NOT.

Edited May 6, 2007 by Tunbo Batman

[Offsides 21]

So...he wasn't great in one series and therefore he sucks.

We must be on a Red Wing forum

Brodeur is an awesome goaltender. History will show it, and no one will remember any of the petty bitching and moaning against him.

[Kp-Wings 3]

After his ridiculous shots at Emery after game four, I was pleased to see him have to eat his words. Since 2003, Marty hasn't done squat in the playoffs.

Heh, I never knew he said that. What a dick.

[glasgowcelticwing 18]

I don't know what happened in last night's Devil's game or if he made any mistake's. But there's no way that anybody can diss the guy's achievement's or his status as one of the best goaltender's ever.

[Guest Tunbo Batman]

Heh, I never knew he said that. What a dick.

you know whats funny about that quote? the fact that it describes HIS OWN CAREER perfectly. whenever he was submitted to REAL SCORING CHANCES, or having to face his own rebounds, he got beat. the guy is a product of his environment if ive ever seen one. and he hasnt had one bad series ; he's had 10.

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

Hmmm.. well last night when Marty and Ray got to shaking hands Marty said "The last guy that beat me won the Cup, go get it buddy."

[Offsides 21]

Even if he is the biggest jerk in the world it doesn't change that he's a good goalie. It seems that all the other best goalies are also known for being the biggest jerks in the world, so I don't really see why being a jerk has anything to do with him being supposedly 'over-rated' or whatever.

Which...for the record...he's not. Everyone has bad games.