Martin Brodeur retires, joins St. Louis Blues front office

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[WarriorofTime]

Hats off to a true legend and one of the greatest goaltenders of all time.

 

[seafoam]

Congrats on an amazing career.

 

[JayKing]

Surprised he's not joining the Devils front office. Here in Qc you always hear about how he was supposed to be Lou's protege once he'd stop playing.

 

[Retire91]

good for him what a career, I imagine he'll be in NJ front office after this season or has that bridge burned for the moment?

 

[TrustyPatches*]

IT'S HAPPENING!! ronpaul.jpg

 

[mindfly]

First ballot HoFer

 

[mindfly]

Only Jagr left from my childhood :'(

 

[JayKing]

Will be named assistant GM per Lavoie

 

[George Binks]

wow hard to believe he wont be playing anymore........hell of a career

 

[Swervin81]

No doubt in my mind he's a first ballot guy. Hats off to one of the greatest goalies ever.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Congrats on a great career.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Woah, I didn't see the assistant GM part coming.

 

[Fandlauer]

Wow guess he really left the Devils on a sour note. First ballot HOFer for sure.

 

[c-carp]

Congrats on a great career, in his brief time here in STL he seemed to be full of hockey knowledge, hopefully he can develop into a fine GM. Glad I got to see him play and pick up his last win

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Amazing career.

Such a shame he couldn't see the writing on the wall last summer and retire as a Devil and only a Devil.

 

[Freudian]

It's a bit surprising, but seeing as Blues are in much better shape going forward than Devils are I guess it was attractive to Brodeur.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

Okay, this MIGHT be tarnishing his legacy.

 

[SeidoN]

wow guess he was more bitter than his whining let on

enjoy STL I guess

 

[OriginJM]

Not the best ending to his career, but still a legendary one.

 

[Joe Sakic]

Wow.

It's actually happened. One of the all time greats no doubt about it. Best of luck in retirement Marty!

 

[KirkOut]

An all-time great. Was fun to see him lace 'em up here in St. Louis if even for a few games.

 

[2 Minute Minor]

The Blues handled this really well in my opinion.

Obviously Martin would like to keep playing, and I think he plays at a level good enough to serve as a back-up on many teams in the league. But teams want to develop their young goalies and the market is not there.

He helped the Blues a lot during Elliott's injury (more than just on the ice). They did everything possible to avoid him being embarrassed when Elliott/Allen were both healthy. He was allowed to take a 2 week leave of absence with not much comment while he mulled things over. This front office position was held/created for him, so he can still be around the team and have a more graceful transition than to simply announce his retirement and then sit on his couch.

I really envy New Jersey for enjoying his career. He's proven to be a great personality and was a treat to watch on the Blues, even for a short time. I'm glad he got to hear the roar of the crowd again a few more times.

 

[CodeE]

Nothing but respect for Marty

IMO the greatest goaltender of all time

 

[Mcnofool6110]

Spectacular goaltender. Weird to see him on the Blues front office but what a legacy - he'll be with the Devils before you know it.