Martin Brodeur Quotes (134 Quotes)

He didn't accomplish a miracle. He just put the pieces back together.

It's go time now for the NHL teams. It's the drive to the end of the season for who's going to be in the playoffs or not, so I'm definitely excited everybody is starting again.

Everybody is pressing a little too much and we're not letting the play come to us. We're trying to make the play before it happens.

It was tough to get going right away and I think you saw that. It (the Italian goal) was good for the fans and they got excited. But we knew it was just a matter of time before we would score.

In the new hockey, you can't afford to be average, ... And today, I was average at best.

I think there was a big transition in Canada, having younger guys being part of Team Canada now. I think it's nice we had a chance to perform with each other. At least you don't come in and it's a brand-new atmosphere. Now Team Canada has been doing these pre-Olympic training camps in the summer also, where we got together. I think everybody's really anxious to see each other again.

He's a young guy. When you have the privilege of playing for the greatest hockey country, there are only so many players. It's not that he's not worth being there, it's just because he's in a situation that Team Canada has a new wave of young players.

I survived the game, ... Personally, I felt really good in there. My leg was good. I was not afraid to play the way I wanted to play. That's something I was looking at before getting a start. I'm pretty happy about it.

Defensively we're going to have a lot of size. It should be interesting to see - I think it's going to be a learning process - learn to play with each other, learn to play with the new rules, learn to play against other teams. There's all new teams everywhere, they haven't been passive and have been changing players left and right. For the first week it be interesting to see how we play against our traditional rivals because we're going to be playing them a lot.

We are definitely expected to win but we had to do it the way we did it. The way we did it was the thing everybody was happy about. It was not just skimming a victory out of a shootout or something like that. This was a good effort and it's been a while since we had one like that.

I thought we played really well. We've got to get the third period out of our mind and be comfortable with how we played.

That was the first thing we said today when we walked into the locker room. They spoiled our party when we were doing so well and these guys were doing well and we wanted to stick it to them the way they did to us.

We've been through a lot this year, so facing what's ahead I think everybody doesn't want to mess it up.

I feel good and I feel re-energized. That night off was good for me and I feel like I'm ready to go.

We got used to not having him around. We really have a sense of what it's going to be like without Scott Stevens. At the same time we're going to have to learn about life without Scott Niedermayer, too. It's two tough blows to take if Scott (Stevens) doesn't come back.

It's been a long time coming for a lot of people. I know a lot of the players are real thrilled to get back at it. In New Jersey, the level of excitement is huge.

I'd love to know what it is so we can try to prevent it.

The team has the confidence to throw me in the net every night and that makes it a lot easier when you know you're going to get over 65 starts every year.

He's been always really good against us. I don't remember the last time (the Devils' scored five goals on Hasek). I'm sure we did it, but I'm not sure when. We had so many opportunities tonight early in the game and he still made some great saves.

He's the icon of hockey. That's the bottom line.

If they had 30 Martin Brodeurs out there, that rule wouldn't be there nobody would have voted for it, ... There are just too many teams that didn't have these goalies that were ready to make sure the guys that were affecting the games weren't able to do it anymore.

More insulting still, the New Jersey Devils declined to stay in Ottawa between Games 1 and 2 of their Stanley Cup semifinal series against the Senators last week, flying home to spend 48 hours in the relative Babylon of East Rutherford. If you look around, ... there's not much to do around here.

Certainly when you have to leave a game, it's a concern. The doctor looked at it and didn't say it was too bad, so we'll see what the next couple of days will bring, how sore it's going to be. I twisted it. My leg was under me and I kind of put my body weight on it and I heard it twist pretty hard.

It was a great challenge playing against him. I really looked forward to facing him and was fortunate to be able to play with him internationally. He took care of business on and off the ice and certainly will be missed.

As far as I'm concerned, he's the best hockey player that I've played against.

You can't be happy about losing a game. You have to look at the bright side. We competed well against a team that we can afford to give two points to and we took one away from them.

I think we'll surprise a lot of people.

I don't think you can call that a move. It's going to the net and letting the puck go. I don't think he touches the puck the whole way. I think it psyches the goalie out a little bit not knowing what he's going to do and not doing anything. He beat me with it a few times. It must work.

I just have a hard time stopping him in breakaways. I stop it all night long during the game.

Definitely, it's a little crisis. It's not the end of the world.

The number of penalties was one of the breaks of the game. Key guys were on the ice for a long time, and they were starting to run out of juice. We have to be more conscious of penalties on the second night of back-to-back games.

Everything was chaotic. A lot of things were up in the air. There were a lot of rumors here and there. It kind of took two or three weeks to settle our heads, and when the New Year turned, that's when this team turned around and made it happen to make the playoffs.

I don't know what's going to happen. It's just a tough situation. It makes it hard to avoid the question for two weeks. It's tough for everybody. For us, what's done is done. You can't change it. It's just the way you react to it, the way you handle it that is going to make the difference. It's definitely something we wish we could avoid.

We didn't play the way we've been playing, but give them credit. They played well. They didn't take bad penalties.

For the first time in five or six days I was able to use it.

For a lot of people, going to the Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. For me, it's my third one. You never know when it's going to be the last, so I want to enjoy this thing as much as I can.

The last two days to get four points is a great feeling. All year we haven't been able to come back much with a pulled goalie so its nice to make it happen.

It's the accountability he brings to the table. Knowing that the boss is there, when you're getting off a shift or getting ready for a shift, puts everybody in the right frame of mind. Not everybody is wandering off.

This is going to be such a huge event for my family, my friends. It's going to be such a fun experience. My dad won a bronze in 1956 and now, 50 years later, going back to the same country, I'm going to try and win a medal as well.

It's a big win, regardless of the shutout. We needed to get back on track. We had a great power play and penalty kill, two things that cost us at the Garden. We're paying attention defensively.

That's a pretty great accomplishment, I'm pretty excited about it. Now I've got three more guys in front me. Definitely, it's a goal of mine to try to get as high as I possibly can. Being in New Jersey helps me a great deal.

If he doesn't go, people will say that means it's true and that's why he' not going. So, how do you deal with it He's always been a gentleman about everything and he's always going to put what's best for the team first, so I don't think this is going to be any different.

He looks like he's not even trying out there and he just picks me apart every time, so it's definitely not a fun situation.

He is a tremendous hockey player so you've got to know if he is going to play or not. Regardless of him being there 100 percent or not there, it doesn't change the approach of our game.

It would have bothered me to see Ken Daneyko's number, or Scott Stevens' given out. But Nieder made his own choice to leave.

(That) was as bad a call as they could make. I have never heard of incidental contact in my crease. That was as bad a call as they could make.

It was an okay game. I know in (this round) people expect us to walk through everybody, and I guess we did to a certain extent in the second period, but we had a pretty good vibe, did well on the power-play.

For him, it's definitely a black eye that's going to stay with him and it's unfortunate. It shouldn't be like that, but that's just the way it is. ... It's an unfortunate situation, but everybody is responsible for what they put in their body.

It's not hard to get up for, that's for sure. Times have changed a lot. Our fans were going to New York and it's not as scary as it used to be. But it will be a great battle. Two good teams are going at it.

Losing a game like tonight is a killer. These are four-point games. We have six games left against these guys. Who knows, those points might determine a playoff spot.