Confirmed with Link: Martin Brodeur to retire; will remain with Blues front office
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Chris Johnston @reporterchris 1m1 minute ago
BREAKING: Martin Brodeur is retiring to join the #stlblues front office: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...-nhl-hockey-join-st-louis-blues-front-office/ …
BREAKING: Martin Brodeur is retiring to join the #stlblues front office: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...-nhl-hockey-join-st-louis-blues-front-office/ …
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Wow, I'd love to hear why he didn't end up in the Devils front office.
Whatever it is, it'll make either Marty or Lou look bad or both.
Whatever it is, it'll make either Marty or Lou look bad or both.
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Good for him. I prefer he starts there and gets experience before coming back to NJ. If he just jumped in under Lou folks would scream nepotism if he faltered at all. Let him cut his teeth there then eventually work back to NJ down the road.
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True, there would be a lot more pressure on him in NJ than anywhere else.
I still think the team could have easily created a position for him if both sides wanted it.
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I'm sure they could have and I don't doubt for a minute Lou already has a standing offer to do so if he retired but I really think it's best for both sides that he's taking this route.
Just like when Mac was named coach, I think there's way to much "weirdness" when you have authority roles for former players that have to call the shots on their previous teammates. In a few years he'll be ready for the GM job and Lou will be ready to hang them up and most of the veteran players he played with will be gone and everything can slide into place.
I'm excited to see what he can do.
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Brodeur named Assistant GM with Blues
Renaud Lavoie @renlavoietva · 14m 14 minutes ago
Martin Brodeur is retiring fromm hockey. Should be name assistant GM of the St-Louis Blues. #tvasports
Renaud Lavoie @renlavoietva · 14m 14 minutes ago
Martin Brodeur is retiring fromm hockey. Should be name assistant GM of the St-Louis Blues. #tvasports
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Steve Pellegrini (VP of Hockey Operations) is basically an assistant GM to Lou. He's the capologist and "works closely with General Manager Lou Lamoriello on all hockey-related matters, including contract negotiation". http://devils.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=83598
Thank you Marty for everything! And if Yzerman can be the GM of a different franchise, why can't Marty?
Rich Chere @Ledger_NJDevils 2m2 minutes ago
Lou Lamoriello says Martin Brodeur will be back with Devils but will finish this season in Blues' front office. http://nj.com/devils
Lou Lamoriello says Martin Brodeur will be back with Devils but will finish this season in Blues' front office. http://nj.com/devils
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Here's a link to a Pro Hockey Talk article just in case:
http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/...artin-brodeur-to-retire-become-blues-asst-gm/
Interesting to me is that Mary will retire to take front office job. I had thought maybe he was staying with St. Louis in case there's another goalie injury, but if he's signing retirement papers, that thought's out the window.
I really hope Marty comes back to NJ. Perhaps the issue is that Lou isn't a great "teacher" / delegator, so Marty feels that learning somewhere else is the right move? I guess we'll here a bit more at the Thursday press conference.
http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/...artin-brodeur-to-retire-become-blues-asst-gm/
Interesting to me is that Mary will retire to take front office job. I had thought maybe he was staying with St. Louis in case there's another goalie injury, but if he's signing retirement papers, that thought's out the window.
I really hope Marty comes back to NJ. Perhaps the issue is that Lou isn't a great "teacher" / delegator, so Marty feels that learning somewhere else is the right move? I guess we'll here a bit more at the Thursday press conference.
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Love ya Marty, can't wait until you come back in some capacity.
When's jersey retirement night!?
When's jersey retirement night!?
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Thinking closer, it would be lousy for him to leave St. Louis this season. They accommodated him when they didn't have to. Glad to see he's coming back next season.
And this day officially marks the day where I become an adult. Watching Marty play represented my childhood to me. It was the most exciting part of growing up. No thoughts on contracts, cap hits, stats and other nonsense. Just watching a legend in the making, the only constant and stability NJ has seen through their success and a true once in a lifetime player. I was a kid growing up in the Bronx and could have easily become a Rangers fan, especially with family influence. But, mostly because of Brodeur I defied. I kept that with me when I moved 60 miles north.
The next time you visit the Prudential Center, remind yourself that it's the home that a few great men built and are responsible for, and Martin Brodeur was one of them. As Devils fans, we know what we've witnessed with Marty. We know that he was a massive part in the saving of this franchise. I can look back through the mid-90's and pick out many of spectacular saves in the playoffs that very well could have been the reason that hundreds of plane tickets to Nashville were never printed.
Thanks Marty, we'll see you when you arrive home next season.
And this day officially marks the day where I become an adult. Watching Marty play represented my childhood to me. It was the most exciting part of growing up. No thoughts on contracts, cap hits, stats and other nonsense. Just watching a legend in the making, the only constant and stability NJ has seen through their success and a true once in a lifetime player. I was a kid growing up in the Bronx and could have easily become a Rangers fan, especially with family influence. But, mostly because of Brodeur I defied. I kept that with me when I moved 60 miles north.
The next time you visit the Prudential Center, remind yourself that it's the home that a few great men built and are responsible for, and Martin Brodeur was one of them. As Devils fans, we know what we've witnessed with Marty. We know that he was a massive part in the saving of this franchise. I can look back through the mid-90's and pick out many of spectacular saves in the playoffs that very well could have been the reason that hundreds of plane tickets to Nashville were never printed.
Thanks Marty, we'll see you when you arrive home next season.
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