Brodeur willing to back up Price with Canadiens (Damphousse says Habs have interest)

[loudi94]

Grasping at straws Marty. Looks like no one is interested so he has to drum something up.


http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/09/04/brodeur-says-hed-be-willing-to-back-up-price-with-canadiens

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[rockjngo]

No thx

 

[habitue*]

Do we need another goalie controversy ?

Come on mr.Brodeur . It's time to pull the plug at your brilliant NHL carreer.

 

[Prospector]

Would have been interesting but we already have Tokarski/Budaj!

 

[vokiel]

Only if Price is injured during the season and we're bringing Marty on a PTO (or similar, not sure if they could), otherwise no thank you.

 

[habsprospects]

lolololololol are you kidding me

 

[Habskrieg]

**** no. As much as I respect his career and his skills. I hate that guy. He's been the main reason why they've beaten us soo many times.

Thanks, Brodeur. You'll be recognized as one of the greatest, easily deserved. But no, this is just too ****ing weird. Plus I want to remember hating you.

 

[Treb]

NHL

Price
Brodeur

AHL

Tokarski
Budaj

ECHL

Macdonald
Condon

That goalie depth (gepth?). 1 starter 4 backups... So useful....

No thanks, Marty.

 

[habitue*]

I want Koivu and Alfredsson, too....

 

[Rebuilt]

Why doesnt he just go back to New Jersey and back up Schneider like he is supposed to.

 

[Team_Spirit]

No controversy, no 'only if Price goes down'. He clearly says he would accept a back-up role.

We're talking about a local 1st ballot HHOF legend here guys.

Marketing wise it a coup you can only dream about.

Hockey wise the guys will be PUMPED to see this legend come here and play with them because he think we can win.

Award Year(s)
All-Rookie Team 1994
All-Star Game 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007
Calder Memorial Trophy 1994
First All-Star Team 2003, 2004, 2007
Second All-Star Team 1997, 1998, 2006, 2008
Stanley Cup 1995, 2000, 2003
Vezina Trophy 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
William M. Jennings Trophy 1997†, 1998, 2003†, 2004, 2010
Career[edit]
File:Brodeur Celebration.ogv
The final seconds and post-game celebration of Brodeur's 552nd win on March 17, 2009, against the Chicago Blackhawks at the Prudential Center.
NHL records as of April 14, 2014

Most regular season wins: 688
Most regular season shutouts: 124
Most regular season losses: 394
Most playoff shutouts: 24
Most shutouts, regular season & playoffs combined: 148
Most overtime wins: 47
Most 40-win seasons: 8
Most 30-win seasons: 14
Most consecutive 40-win seasons: 3 (tied with Evgeni Nabokov)
Most consecutive 35-win seasons: 11
Most consecutive 30-win seasons: 12
Youngest goalie to reach 300, 400 and 500 career wins
Only goalie to reach 600 career wins
Most career saves: 28,508
Most games played by an NHL goaltender: 1,259 (also most played with only one team)
Most total minutes played by an NHL goaltender: 74,083
Only NHL goalie to score a game-winning goal
Most career goals by a goaltender, including playoffs: 3
Most career goals by a goaltender in the regular season: 2
Only goalie to win 100 games in two separate buildings (Continental Airlines Arena and Prudential Center)

Regular season[edit]

Most wins in a single season (48, in 2006–07)

Most minutes played in a single season (4697, in 2006–07)
Playoffs[edit]

These statistics are accurate as of the end of the 2012 NHL Playoffs.

Most shutouts in a playoff campaign (7, in 2003)

Most shutouts in a Stanley Cup final (3, in 2003; tied with Toronto Maple Leafs' Frank McCool)

Third goaltender to win the Stanley Cup with a Game 7 shutout in 2003.

First goaltender in history to have 3 shutouts in two different playoff series (1995 against Boston in the Conference Quarterfinals, 2003 against Anaheim in the Stanley Cup final.)

Most points and assists in a playoff campaign (4 assists, in 2012).

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

Do not want.

 

[Analyzer*]

Think of the jersey sales.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

We have Budaj and Tokarski...

Tokarski is ready for the backup spot.

 

[Treb]

No controversy, no 'only if Price goes down'. He clearly says he would accept a back-up role.

We're talking about a local 1st ballot HHOF legend here guys.

Marketing wise it a coup you can only dream about.

Hockey wise the guys will be PUMPED to see this legend come here and play with them because he think we can win.

What do you do with Budaj and Tokarski though?

 

[K9]

Ugh no. I can't hate someone for hanging on as long as they can, if they love the game, great for them, but sorry don't want him on the Canadiens. Brodeur was one of the worst "starting" goalies last year. I would bet $100 Budaj and Tokarski are better goalies than him now and will have better seasons.

 

[Team_Spirit]

What do you do with Budaj and Tokarski though?

I think Brodeur can be just as good as them. Only like .08 save % difference with Budaj and played 20 more games.

 

[vokiel]

No controversy, no 'only if Price goes down'. He clearly says he would accept a back-up role.

We're talking about a local 1st ballot HHOF legend here guys.

Marketing wise it a coup you can only dream about.

Hockey wise the guys will be PUMPED to see this legend come here and play with them because he think we can win.

I think a gentleman like Marc Bergevin needs to have a certain amount of respect towards the personnel he already hired before taking a decision like that. I just don't see it happen unless someone goes down, HHOF or not.

 

[vokiel]

Think of the jersey sales.

If they somehow get Brodeur in a habs jersey, I'm buying one.

 

[Treb]

I think Brodeur can be just as good as them. Only like .08 save % difference with Budaj and played 20 more games.

That would be a lack of respect for both those guys, MacDonald and Condon.

Budaj is an NHL backup, he doesn't deserve to go to the AHL. Tokarski would probably be pissed if he was forced to play backup to Budaj in the AHL because Brodeur sells more jersey.

Macdonald would be pissed because he signed to be in the AHL, not the ECHL. Condon would be dissapointed because he wouldn't even have a fighting chance of playing in the AHL despite dominating the ECHL.

It's just to much repercussion just for a couple jersey sales.

And has you said, Brodeur could be as good as them, so you're throwing **** at them for someone who isn't even an upgrade on them.

 

[Scintillating10]

Grasping at straws Marty. Looks like no one is interested so he has to drum something up.


http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/09/04/brodeur-says-hed-be-willing-to-back-up-price-with-canadiens

He'd probably be ideal back-up for Bruins. Brodeur generally plays well against Montreal, while Rask don't play us that well.

 

[Mrb1p]

I think he could be useful to Price. Sort of "Passez le flambeau"

 

[Bob b smith]

The whole issue is really Tokarski. Is he too good to sit so many games as an NHL backup to Price? If the answer's no, then Brodeur is not even a consideration. If the answer's yes, then options for a good backup could be Brodeur, Budaj or others.

 

[PricePkPatch*]

Brodeur sounds like a girl without a date on the 13th of February..

 

[Alexdaman]

Would be crazy, but it would still be fun to see him play a few pre-season games... As far as I am concerned I would much prefer to see Brodeur back Price in the PO than Tokarski or Budaj. He wa 2.59 in 39 games last seasonthat's nothing to shy away from.