...I shivered like a child.
I'm sure that you have heard by now, the first man crush of my hockey fan career is going to have surgery on Thursday to repair a torn distal biceps tendon. The early prognosis is that he will miss 3-4 months. That's going to be the longest period of time without Broduer that we have ever seen since he became a regular in the Devils lineup. There have been a lot of clamoring from fans that Marty needs to play fewer games because he looks wore out in playoffs. Well, be careful what you wish for...
Now, there's a lot of fans blaming it on the new mask. Add to that all of the attention the goaltending record books. But some claim that it was bound to happen, after all, so far in his career he has only missed at the most six consecutive games due to injury. Us New Jersey Devils fans are a spoiled bunch. Don't know what you got until it's gone and all.
Even more interesting is that some nonDevil fans say that Marty was just a product of the system, but now people are voting on if the Devils will now miss the playoffs. I'd call this ironic, or hypocrisy, or an oxymoron, or some some other word that I don't yet, but if you look at the shots on goal for the last two games, it's obvious that the Devils play a different game when Marty is not in net. That is what really worries me the most.
The Devils now have an excuse to suck. Sure, they have claimed "no excuses" in post game interviews, but their just talking the the talk, not walking the walk. Well, except maybe for one, Zach Parise. This could be a time for a changing of the guard as far as the face of the franchise goes. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Parise is the new Captain by February. Zach keeps giving it his all and I can only hope the rest of the team will follow his lead through these trying times.
For now, I will try to stay positive. I have faith in Weekes and Clemmenson. Now is your time to shine guys, make the best of it. And to the rest of the team:
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