Rock Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Devils prospect Keith Kinkaid could one day replace idol Martin Brodeur http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2011/05/devils_prospect_keith_kinkaid.html Keith Kinkaid, an undrafted 21-year-old from Long Island, attended the game along with his father John as guests of the Devils. Coveted by several NHL clubs when he recently decided to leave Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., after his sophomore season, Kinkaid got to meet the goalie whose poster had once hung on his bedroom wall. “I came down a week before I made my decision, and I actually got to meet Marty Brodeur. That was pretty cool because he was my idol growing up,” Kinkaid said. “Then I met Chris Terreri, the goaltending coach.” “He’s a legitimate prospect, an outstanding prospect,” Lamoriello said of Kinkaid. “He’s an All-American in college. He’s had two outstanding years and he’s gotten better. He decided he wanted to leave school and we had interest in him. We didn’t encourage him to leave. Like all the other teams that were interested in him, we spoke to him and he chose the Devils.” Why was he overlooked in the draft? “Maybe because I wasn’t in the USHL as a 17-year-old. I played in the North American Hockey League, and I guess people don’t look at that and see it like the USHL,” Kinkaid said. “I think I was more of a late bloomer and kind of under everyone’s radar. It wasn’t a bad thing that I didn’t get drafted.” Said Lamoriello: “There is no mad science to it. He played well when he was young. He just got overlooked.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 That was a nice read thanks Rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Crash Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) No pressure or nothing. LOL. Oh crap, I just saw this: John Kinkaid was a Bryan Trottier fan growing up. Even when the family no longer had seats, John would take a very young Keith to five to 10 games a season and bought his son an Eric Fichaud jersey.“I saw every Stanley Cup Final game at home except the one they lost to Edmonton, 1-0, in 1984,” John Kinkaid said. “I had a final that night in college and couldn’t go to the game.“That was back in the days of Sports Phone. The professor kept saying, ‘Where are you going?’ Every five or 10 minutes, I was putting a dime in the phone to find out what the score was.” Ha-ha, who remembers Sports Phone?!! Back in the 80s, before 24-hour sports-talk radio and way before the Internet, we used to call 976-1313 to get our sports updates. The phone number was even part of the radio/TV commercial jingle, LOL. Edited May 9, 2011 by 95Crash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmajeski06 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 It would be nice if Kinkaid did come out of nowhere and became the Devils goalie in a post-Marty era. One can only hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias26 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Nice read when Devils news is few & far between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravityFat Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 redwings drive everyone crazy by consistently coming up with line ups that won't give up, we are the same. i wouldn't be surprised if this kid turns into the vezina winner and drive the flyers crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prucenterrules Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 i wouldn't be surprised if this kid turns into the vezina winner and drive the flyers crazy. We can only hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravityFat Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 i can't wait for all the teams to kick themselves again wondering why they didn't sign this guy even though he was undrafted. icing on the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucifersDog Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I sincerely hope he does replace Brodeur and soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastonealive Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I sincerely hope he does replace Brodeur and soon. Of course you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsfan26 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I sincerely hope he does replace Brodeur and soon. Really? I never would have guessed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Sure hope this is another gem from the scouting staff. Crossing my fingers What is that, now four goalies in the system? Good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberite Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 It would be nice if Kinkaid did come out of nowhere and became the Devils goalie in a post-Marty era. One can only hope. Hey, it happened to the Rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangers suck69 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Adds to a great goaltender depth we have in our minor league system. When i first saw we signed him and that he was undrafted i was shocked as to why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedenby21 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 It would be nice if Kinkaid did come out of nowhere and became the Devils goalie in a post-Marty era. One can only hope. Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusious Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Replace Marty? Uh, talk about big shoes to fill... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevil26 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Dude's name sounds like it's from a bad detective movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Dude's name sounds like it's from a bad detective movie. That totally just reminded me of Jim Carey - "Net Detective" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer91 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 That totally just reminded me of Jim Carey - "Net Detective" didn't this guy get a vezina? (and i think brodeur was in the running too), if so what a joke, one year wonder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 didn't this guy get a vezina? (and i think brodeur was in the running too), if so what a joke, one year wonder He did. He had a hell of a year, too. He could just never get that magic back. He bounced to Boston and St Louis before hanging them up when he was only 25 or 26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMazz Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I guess my hopes of Benjamin Conz to the Devils = over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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