Welcome back Marty!
Could be the shot in the ass we need to get us going, things are going to get crazy gonna need every point we can get.
Found this in an article on Rotoworld about our lucky goalie:
BRODEUR’S PLACE
Speaking of that puck-moving ability, a solid (yet sheltered) night like Thursday got me wondering about the underground argument that Martin Brodeur might have been - to a large extent - at the right place at the right time during his record-breaking career.
The claims are based largely on the fact that Brodeur hasn’t always blown people away in the save percentage category, at least compared to contemporary stars such as Patrick Roy and Dominik Hasek.
Many will contend that Brodeur’s puck-moving skills might make up the difference, which is something that the blog Brodeur is a Fraud interestingly studied years ago. The Contrarian Goaltender found it difficult to find evidence that Brodeur’s skills with the puck on his stick limited the opposition in a tangible way.
Thursday’s game against the Hurricanes advanced the “there was a lot of luck involved” argument, and not just with his amusing goal. After outshooting the Devils 11-5 in the first period, the Hurricanes managed just seven SOG during the rest of the game. We’ll never know how Brodeur would’ve fared in another system because it looks like he’s a lifetime Devil.
Brodeur’s career, to many, is the ultimate hockey nature vs. nurture consideration. To some extent, I wonder if the future Hall of Famer came into the league a decade too early to be judged on a deeper level. When you look at the fascinating camera-based work being done to evaluate NBA players, I cannot help but wonder if hockey’s next in line for such intriguing innovations. Would we finally be able to capture the nuances of a constantly shifting game that way?
Maybe we just missed the chance to really examine how great (or lucky … or both) Brodeur really is and was.
Regardless, Brodeur’s overall numbers are impressive enough that I think only the most stubborn of number-crunchers will deny his place at least somewhere at the table of all-time greats. Not everyone will put him at the head of the table, though. 
