Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Pretty much agree with DD56's take...people who don't like Marty are going to look for the most negative interpretation of anything he says and jump on it accordingly. Kinda sad that a former great is in "Pick me! Pick me!" mode, but clearly the guy wants to play somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roomtemp Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Athletes die twice. The first time is when they retire so I'm never surprised when someone is hanging on too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 What a bunch of hens in this place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Marty... Just shut up. You make yourself sound more delusional every time you open your mouth. Please, just refuse to comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubie#8 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Doesn't matter what he says or doesn't say. He put himself in a position which is way below his standards. He should have ended his career in a more deserving fashion because he was one of the greatest goalies of all time. It sucks to see it play out like all of this. Please retire, I think that would be best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brown Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Marty... Just shut up. You make yourself sound more delusional every time you open your mouth. Please, just refuse to comment. That would piss off people too. He can't win no matter what he says or doesn't say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 The season need to start already so trivial news like this is mostly ignored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Perhaps he wasn't offered the Devils backup job. Do we know for sure he was? Lets be real, if Marty wanted to come back as a backup initially then Lou would've offered him a 1-yr deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 Lets be real, if Marty wanted to come back as a backup initially then Lou would've offered him a 1-yr deal. Agreed. I don't think they signed Clemmensen until after it was established that Marty wasn't interested in the job. If he had been, he'd have been signed instead. It may be that Lou had the conversation and at the time, Marty wasn't interested in such a position, so they moved on. Now, he may be seeing that he can't get a starting job so if he wants to play, now he would have to take a backup role. Of course, he hasn't signed a deal as a backup anywhere else, so retirement may be imminent. There is no doubt in my mind that had Marty been interested, he would have been offered a one year deal to be a backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brown Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 The season need to start already so trivial news like this is mostly ignored. We still have to get another new goal song. Talk about trivial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Agreed. I don't think they signed Clemmensen until after it was established that Marty wasn't interested in the job. If he had been, he'd have been signed instead. It may be that Lou had the conversation and at the time, Marty wasn't interested in such a position, so they moved on. Now, he may be seeing that he can't get a starting job so if he wants to play, now he would have to take a backup role. Of course, he hasn't signed a deal as a backup anywhere else, so retirement may be imminent. There is no doubt in my mind that had Marty been interested, he would have been offered a one year deal to be a backup. According to Lou, it was understood that Marty wouldn't be coming back as it was time for Schneider to step up. Brodeur was clearly a distraction last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) Well i actually think that marty in mtl is going to be a thing. Bergevin met brisson about marty's intentions and interest. Only a matter of moving budaj and its happening. Not too sure how i feel about that..... Edited September 9, 2014 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Well i actually think that marty in mtl is going to be a thing. Bergevin met brisson about marty's intentions and interest. Only a matter of moving budaj and its happening. Not too sure how i feel about that..... Wow, terrible move if they move Budaj to make room. Is this another case of the media running the team up there? Of course, I wish Marty the best if that were to happen, but yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 If Marty somehow pulls this off then more power to him. And he would fulfill a boyhood dream. Sure the Habs would be idiots to try this and it's not like they need a legend coming aboard to sell tickets...but whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonNala370 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 "Brodeur, an unrestricted free agent, said several times previously he was looking to be a No. 1 goalie but would consider a lesser role if it were with a contender." Lou has said and is saying he speaks to Marty daily. Lou wonders if Marty wants to work full time in the front office. Lou say 1 of 5 retired players want to work full time, most would rather play golf or do other things. When Lou decided to move forward with the backup goalie position for the Devils he must have known that Marty didn't think that the Devils were going to be a "contender" as the Devils were configured at the time. Therefore Marty has another position available for him to consider other than be a #1 or a backup with a contender and that being "a backup with a non-contender" What will he do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 When Lou decided to move forward with the backup goalie position for the Devils he must have known that Marty didn't think that the Devils were going to be a "contender" as the Devils were configured at the time . If so, is he that far off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Well i actually think that marty in mtl is going to be a thing. Bergevin met brisson about marty's intentions and interest. Only a matter of moving budaj and its happening. Not too sure how i feel about that..... If you think it's going to bother you...don't let it, even if he's going to a team you hate (you probably hate the Canadiens as much as most Devils fans in NJ hate the Rangers and Flyers). We all got to see him at his very best, for all of his prime. Maybe something magical happens and he surprises this season, but the balance of the last four years points to that being a major longshot...but even if he does the unthinkable and plays pretty well, the Devils were 100% right to move on from him. If I'm looking into a crystal ball, I'm guessing he gets off to a pretty good start that has some in the media reporting that he still has something left, but then falls off and plays so badly that he retires before the season's out. Maybe wins 3-4 more games. I just think his tank is just about empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Any chance he returns to the Devils, hat in hand, and asks to be the backup? Promises not to say anything negative in the press, and fully embrace the "backup role"?? Clemmer plays in the A... I realize this is a severe longshot and not likely whatsoever...but I honestly wouldn't be shocked by it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ELIAS6 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 i just read that the canadians reached out to his agent.. i think it was from that guy todd cordell or whatever his name is.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 i just read that the canadians reached out to his agent.. i think it was from that snot, Chere-wannabe todd cordell or whatever his name is.. FTFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) i just read that the canadians reached out to his agent.. i think it was from that guy todd cordell or whatever his name is.. No it came from Vincent Damphousse, who obviously knows Marty. They talked about it on RDS and the move would be to bring leadership in the lockerroom cause they got rid of quite a few guys like Gorges who was bringing leadership to the team. Of course they got to imagine the scene having marty playing in MTL and the fans going crazy and him retiring there and bla bla bla at the end of the day we got the best out of him and even if he'd win the cup there. Price would and he'll forever be a Devils no matter what Edited September 9, 2014 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormJosh Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Summertime hockey humor for you: http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2014/9/11/6130105/zeitgeist--nhl15-brodeur-mode-patch-puts-martin-brodeur-on-every-nhl-team-fake-humor EA Sports is set to release a patch for NHL 15 that will remove all of the league's goalies and replace them with Brodeur, extending the already Hall of Fame goalie's career indefinitely in the virtual world. Each team will have two Brodeurs - one starter and one back-up - plus two additional Brodeurs in the system who can step in in case of an injury. The game's free agent pool will also only be stocked with multiple Brodeurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Summertime hockey humor for you: http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2014/9/11/6130105/zeitgeist--nhl15-brodeur-mode-patch-puts-martin-brodeur-on-every-nhl-team-fake-humor EA Sports is set to release a patch for NHL 15 that will remove all of the league's goalies and replace them with Brodeur, extending the already Hall of Fame goalie's career indefinitely in the virtual world. Each team will have two Brodeurs - one starter and one back-up - plus two additional Brodeurs in the system who can step in in case of an injury. The game's free agent pool will also only be stocked with multiple Brodeurs. In unrelated news, Lou has purchased a copy of NHL 15 for PS4 and was last seen in his office trying to get the disk to work on his old timey phonograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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