HISTORY MADE: (Maybe another day)

Hockey fans that have been sitting on the edge of their seats in anticiapation can relax for a while. Marty Brodeur will not be breaking any big records any time soon.

This past Saturday, during the game vs Atlanta, Brodeur tore a biceps tendon, and will have surgery to repair the injury, which will leave him sidelined well into 2009. This is extremely unfamiliar territory for hockey fans, as it gives us a chance to see someone else as the starting goaltender for the Devils. In the past 12 seasons, Brodeur has only had one season in which he played under 70 games, and this was in 1997. I think it goes without saying that this loss is a huge blow to the Devils, who will need to keep pace in a very competitive division. With Kevin Weekes and Scott Clemmenson as the designated goaltenders for New Jersey in Brodeur's absence, I'm not sure that they can pull it off.

Marty Brodeur has had an incredible career in the NHL, and this season should be one for the ages, as he is on the cusp of breaking two major goaltending records. First, he is just 8 wins shy of Patrick Roy's all-time win record of 551, and he is just 6 shutouts shy of breaking Terry Sawchuk's record of 103. Fans will have to wait 3-4 months for Brodeur to get another crack at these records.

Make no mistake, Brodeur will break these records, but the Devils, under the direction of coach Brent Sutter have a chance to silence the critics and confide in a new #1 goaltender, Kevin Weekes. If you are a Fantasy hockey league player, maybe you should have listened when we told you Brodeur wasn't necessarily the greatest pick out there, hmm??

PP