Goalie Martin Brodeur contemplates joining the Montreal Canadiens
There are rumors in the air that future Hall of Fame Goalie Martin Brodeur is very interesting in signing with the Montreal Canadiens. My opinion? This is the last thing the Canadiens should be considering. First of all, they have three goalies already under contract fighting for the back-up job: Dustin Tokarski, Joey Macdonald and Peter Budaj. The crease is already full. Adding Brodeur to the mix will just create a goalie controversy. The fact that the Habs are even considering signing Brodeur says a lot about their trust in Budaj and how ready they feel Tokarski is to get regular duty in the NHL. Habs fans will recall Tokarski keeping the Canadiens in the series vs. the Rangers late May Tokarski has a bright future ahead of him but I think he will end up in Hamilton to start the year.
I have all the respect in the world for Brodeur. He has won just about everything there is to win in hockey from Olympic Gold, to multiple Stanley Cups. Individually, he is a four time Vezina winner as top goalie in the NHL. He has also won the William Jennings award five times for allowing the fewest goals in the regular season. His NHL resume speaks for itself. However, Brodeur is 42 years old, his regular season numbers were average last season (.901save%, 2.51GAA). Carey Price is clearly the starter so Brodeur would be relegated to backup goalie. Montreal should pass on Brodeur and look at the goalies they have under contract
Please feel free to weigh in Habs fans
4 comments:
I couldn't agree with you more. Without a doubt Brodeur played his way into the Hall of Fame but it's too late in his career to consider signing him. Him stating that he's coming in as a back up does nothing to prevent the guaranteed controversy that would arise the second he inked a contract with the Habs. Thanks but no thanks.
agreed Sean. Guaranteed if Habs signed Brodeur, Budaj would request a trade. Also, what happens if Price gets hurt and Brodeur is the starter LT? Can he put up the numbers he did in NJ, a team known for it's defensive prowess?
Tina, under that scenario I ask who is more likely to put up the better goal tending numbers. Tokarski, Budaj or Brodeur? Right now if Price goes down I think it's safe to say that the team is screwed.
If Price goes down, I would put my money on Tokarski. Yes he's young but he did well against the Rangers. With Budaj, I trust Rob Ford to run the city of Toronto more than I trust him to be the Habs starter for a sustained period. As for Brodeur, just too much of a circus to sign him.
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