Devils worried about first win, not Rangers
Posted by TheHockeyGuy on October 5th, 2009
It’s not the impressive Rangers the Devils will fret first tonight in Newark. They are more concerned about themselves than they are about their rivals.
Their first-ever season-opening loss (10-1-2) at home was just that foul Saturday, a 5-2 thumping by the Flyers that saw Martin Brodeur yield four dubious goals in his 1,000th NHL game.
“It’s just about us, how we play. The Rangers, for the fans, it’s a big deal, but for us, it’s getting a win and feeling better about ourselves,” said Brodeur, who set an NHL record by making his 15th straight opening night start.
Besides an excusable goal off a retrieved block, the Devils’ franchise goalie was beaten by three first-shot wristers and a wrap, and the fans registered their disappointment with derisive cheers.
Brodeur says he knows what went wrong and spent yesterday correcting it.
“I was concentrating in practice on challenging the shooters a little more instead of looking for [opponents'] plays all the time,” Brodeur told The Post. “I got caught, for whatever reason, I don’t know, I was looking for [Philly] to make an extra play all the time.
“I wasn’t really square to them and that’s not me. That’s not the way I play. Usually I don’t doubt anybody around me that I have to do this.”
Click here to read the full article – By Mark Everson of New York Post
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