Good luck to Marty & The Devils as they embark on another season.
Martin Brodeur is one of the all-time hockey players, and arguably the best goalie of all time.
He had the misfortune to play for a franchise nobody cares about, and at a time when hockey did some stupid things such as not playing a season (that will hurt your career stats) and the even stupider move of not starting the 1994-95 season on time.
On 1994-95 for a second: the Rangers had won the cup and the NHL had a network deal with Fox. Hockey was cool and sexy, and Fox was excited to push the NHL as hard as they pushed NFL. Starting that season in January killed all of the buzz and the elague never recovered. (Not keeping Messier on the Rangers didn’t help).
Meanwhile during 15 years of the NHL wandering thru the desert, Marty has won three rings with three coaches and a different supporting cast. He will wind up with most of the career goalie records.
If this guy were a Ranger there would be a statue of him outside the Garden.
Enjoy him while he’s around and remember that whatever team is playing the Rangers is the team I am rooting for.
