Devilsdude530 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 (edited) Brodeur generously lauds DiPietro for his flair and personality -- "I've had shutouts against them, and at the end of the game he's flipped the puck in my direction, which is cool," he says -- but his tone is distinctly frostier on the subject of Lundqvist. They crossed paths at the NHL awards ceremony last June, but Brodeur says Lundqvist never looked in his direction. Although he attributes that to a European temperament rather than old-time hockey nonfraternization between a Devil and a Ranger, Lundqvist's on-ice style is more problematic for the New Jersey goalie. "The way he plays the game is not something I like too much," says Brodeur, whose 96 career regular-season shutouts were seven short of Terry Sawchuk's record. "Lundqvist is weird." Edited January 9, 2008 by Devilsdude530 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie B Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writ...08/goalies0114/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Devils731 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Wow pretty surprising for Brodeur to openly question Lundqvist like that and to say he doesn't like his style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 A Brodeur save -- he had made 27,238 of them in his regular-season and playoff career -- is like a snowflake: No two are exactly alike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas0nMacIsaac Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Brodeur has the same view as me towards Dipietro, I feel he is a top 5 goaltender right now and will challenge Luongo sooner rather then later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Brodeur has the same view as me towards Dipietro, I feel he is a top 5 goaltender right now and will challenge Luongo sooner rather then later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodeurrocks Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Just a guess but I think this shows that Marty gets annoyed by the butterfly goalies that use pads up to their armpits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestevens Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Lundqvist dose play weird, he uses huge pads to block his 5 hole and struggles when you move the puck near him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Extension is the key. The 6' 1" goalie has the widest stance in the NHL; indeed his splayed legs allow him almost no option but to go down. When Lundqvist does drop into a butterfly, his pads cover almost the full six feet of the bottom of the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empulse27 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I never thought someone would compare this trio of goaltenders to the days of those great New York centerfielders. It's maybe because America's too biased towards... well, anything but hockey, but I don't know, just a thought. ... I hate the general public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Lundqvist plays a really wide, low stance. Think he may be more prone to some hip related problems down the road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfsharkalligatorhalfman Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Lundqvist plays a really wide, low stance. Think he may be more prone to some hip related problems down the road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCroMag Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Maybe with his wide stance he'll be prone to a Larry Craigesque scandal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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