I find it interesting how Brodeur bashers manage to turn a skill of his, one that was such a benefit towards winning games that the NHL actually changed the rules to limit him, into a detriment.
I'm talking about his puck handling ability, one of the reasons the Devils were able to play such good defense without taking penalties. His ability to dump the puck right back out made it so that his teammates didn't have to try to tie up forecheckers, risking penalties in the process. It's not the only reason the Devils took so few penalties (coaching obviously played a large role), but it was one of the reasons. His rebound control, which is among the best ever, has helped as well. Only in bizarro-world does Brodeur's ability to help his team limit penalties against actually make him a worse goalie.
I guess Brodeur would have been better off if he played "the right way," staying in the goal, not attacking the puck, doing nothing to prevent goals that didn't count as saves. Those poke checks of his? They don't count as saves, so he'd be better off not doing them. Then he could see more shots, face more penalties, and rack up fancier looking save percentage numbers like the great Tomas Vokoun.