A lot is up in the air for Martin Brodeur this summer, but if this is his last game in the NHL in general or the New Jersey Devils specifically, he went out a winner. The Devils treated him like such, too:
Sunday’s 3-2 victory against the Boston Bruins fattens Brodeur’s NHL-record win total to 688, all with the Devils. The 41-year-old also collected 113 playoff victories for the Devils, so he has 801 victories between the regular season and postseason for this franchise.
Despite all the accolades, this season cemented the notion that the Devils are now Cory Schneider’s team, so the question for Brodeur is: what’s next?
If he plays next season, Brodeur says it will be for a Cup contender. He knows he has to be willing to start the season as a backup.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) April 13, 2014
Brodeur is not ruling out a return to NJD, but he says he hasn't spoken to Lamoriello and believes NJD in good hands with Schneider.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) April 13, 2014
Brodeur: "Just the thought about playing against the Devils will kill me. That's one of the things that bothers me the most."
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) April 13, 2014
While the future Hall of Famer’s next step is unclear, there was no distinguishing the goal on Sunday: the Devils wanted to “win one for Marty,” as Dainius Zubrus said.