Martin Brodeur retires, joins St. Louis Blues front office

[Wolfpuck]

Congrats on a stellar career!

 

[Holocene]

Maybe he's just waiting for Lou to retire.

 

[Rob Nieds work ethic]

Congrats to the best goalie of all time. It will be sweet to see his jersey hang in the rafters at the Rock.

 

[Plural]

Gongrats to Brodeur! One of the greatest goalies ever. Deserves every ounce of respect.

So, after Selanne and Brodeur gone, only Jagr stands tall.

Will my favorite guy be against him in the Hall of Fame induction?

 

[TootooTrain]

Marty! Marty! Marty!

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Crazy that he's joining St. Louis's front office and not New Jersey's. Hats off to a legendary goaltender.

 

[Bieber fever]

why would St-Louis hire this guy with ZERO experience as the assistant GM ? So stupid

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Is he a goalie coach now ?

 

[SladeWilson23]

Thank you Marty.

 

[yapperface]

Congrats for an excellent career. Has to be considered the third best goalie of all time, I would think, though I'm admittedly ignorant of the older guys.

 

[ManyIdeas]

why would St-Louis hire this guy with ZERO experience as the assistant GM ? So stupid

He's full of knowledge, helped out the Blues a ton apparently

 

[Gardner McKay]

If Brodeur isn't a first ballot HOF'er... who is?

 

[potsos]

why would St-Louis hire this guy with ZERO experience as the assistant GM ? So stupid

I hear GMs are born with GM experience built in. Derp.

 

[yapperface]

why would St-Louis hire this guy with ZERO experience as the assistant GM ? So stupid

There's your answer, in bold.

 

[SladeWilson23]

If Brodeur isn't a first ballot HOF'er... who is?

There's people who actually think he isn't?

 

[Falco Lombardi]

I don't understand why joining St. Louis' front office tarnishes his legacy?

Was there a similar backlash when Yzerman joined Tampa?

 

[c-carp]

why would St-Louis hire this guy with ZERO experience as the assistant GM ? So stupid

I don't think it's stupid at all, the Blues already have a GM he will work and learn under Doug Armstrong, hence the Assistant GM title.

 

[SmellOfVictory]

Only Jagr left from my childhood :'(

 

[c-carp]

I don't understand why joining St. Louis' front office tarnishes his legacy?

Was there a similar backlash when Yzerman joined Tampa?

It doesn't tarnish anything

 

[c-carp]

There's your answer, in bold.

Pretty simple concept I thought.

 

[2 Minute Minor]

why would St-Louis hire this guy with ZERO experience as the assistant GM ? So stupid

I'm picturing a furry little green guy yelling this, then slamming the lid on his trash can.

Brodeur has a wonderful personality for the front office. What will his role be? We have not been told. But from Armstrong to Hitchcock to all the players interviewed, Brodeur was credited with being full of knowledge and a great teacher. Its easy to imagine him having a successful transition to the front office. The assistant GM is a role to learn as well as have some responsibilities.

As a Blues fan, I'm thrilled to have him as part of the organization. I hope we get to hear more interviews with him and Pang. During a game recently when he was the 3rd goalie / healthy scratch, they interviewed him for nearly an entire period. It was totally engrossing.

 

[Esq]

Was he a target for a front-office job while his career waned in NJ?

 

[LetsGoDevils30]

I think he'll be the next GM for NJ after Lou decides to call it quits. Can't wait for him to have his jersey hung up, guy is an all-time great

 

[SKNJD9]

THE BEST

Congrats on a amazing career Marty, I was 5 when I started watching you, you're literally all I've ever known in NJ watching the Devils. Thank you for being a ambassador for the Devils, for hockey and for the State of New Jersey.

See you on jersey retirement night

 

[Volodya Krutov]

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.

Yes indeed