Marty Brodeur was talking at the Hockey Hall of Fame, in the churchlike Great Hall, practically glowing. Brodeur was such a fixture that he still does as many national TV ads as pretty much any hockey player alive. Asked what kind of mental determination it required for Brodeur to play so much and so well for so long, Andersen said, “I mean, you can make arguments both ways. Brodeur never faced the most shots of any goalie in a season, but Freddie did it last year. “So I think I was able to save my energy at times during games, played on teams that were really defensive.

Source: thestar November 09, 2018 22:12 UTC