The New Jersey Devils Snatch Defeat from Jaws of Victory in Game 7, Exit Playoffs
by John Fischer on Apr 29, 2009 12:10 AM EDT
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The New Jersey Devils were up 3-2 with about 2 minutes left to play.
The New Jersey Devils, after skating around in their own end - the five Devils on the ice couldn't clear the puck or get a whistle somehow (this would have been a time to legitimately penalize a Cane, really), conceded an equalizer with about 1:20 left to play. Joni Pitkanen ended up down low, put a cross-crease pass to Jussi Jokinen, who easily put it in.
The New Jersey Devils conceded the go ahead goal from Eric Staal with less than a minute, whilst the whole team - and the Rock - were struck dumb by the Jokinen equalizer. The game ended 4-3, the series ended 4-3, and both in favor of the Carolina Hurricanes.
The New Jersey Devils literally blew it Game 7. They shined up the game real nice, got a nice plate, and served it right to the Carolina Hurricanes, who were more than willing to take it. Two poor shifts by the Devils at the end; and the Hurricanes took advantage and got the game.
This loss hurts. Even more than last year's first round loss to the Rangers.
Up until then, the Devils were the better team. The Hurricanes did score first on a Tuomo Ruutu shot that Brodeur should have had. But the Devils took it in stride and immediately responded when Jamie Langenbrunner tapped in a Zach Parise pass on Cam Ward's flank. The Devils would continue when Jay Pandolfo rushed the net and tapped John Madden's pass in later in the first period. The Devils went on with momentum; earning more shots on net, better scoring chances, and better puck possession.
Ray Whitney tied the game up in the second with an inadvertant deflection off his skate, but did the Devils wilter? No. On a later penalty, Brian Gionta threw the puck cross-ice and off the boards. Brian Rolston got there first and unloaded a slapshot that Ward clearly wasn't prepared for. It was a real piledriver of a goal, Rolston's first of the series, and a power play goal as well. Pandolfo scoring, Rolston scoring off a slapshot - there was plenty to feel good about.
Most of all, the Devils penalty killers did an awesome job tonight - even killing a 5-on-3 for a minute. Even with some, well, let's say, iffy calls that the Canes dived drew; the Devils would not be denied. Martin Brodeur was definitely on his game after the Ruutu goal and he came up big. Elsewhere, Paul Martin was just snatching the puck and sending it up ice with aplomb. The Devils were rolling, the Canes struggled to get a shot on net. Cam Ward was almost singlehandedly keeping it a one-goal game, enduring a 4 minute power play that carried over into the third and a Devils team looking for that fourth goal. Carolina couldn't break through as Brodeur made one confident save after another. We were feeling good, the crowd was hot all night long, and the Devils just looked to be the stronger team.
So much was done right, done well, and done as expected of winning hockey teams. Somehow, someway, it all just fell apart at the end.
This wasn't just heartbreaking. Being at the game, I can tell you what the feelings were after the game: anger, shock, more anger, more shock, and all eventually leading to a general feeling of heavy disappointment. What I wrote yesterday regarding the potential sentiment after a Game 7 loss, based on what I heard walking back to Newark-Penn and in leaving the Rock, came true. Everything about the 2008-09 season means nothing now, given how the Devils lost tonight. I know that's not true; and time will heal this wound, but right now, the wound is winning big time.
We cannot even laugh at the Flyers' failure or the Rangers' choking away a 3-1 series lead. All three teams lost in the first round. It's really just nitpicking to "one-up" the rivals in this case.
I cannot put this game or this series on the fault of any one player (and don't even suggest to me that Martin Brodeur lost this game given all that he did) or the coaching staff or the organization or a level of talent. We can go on and on all day about what the Devils should have done in Game 7; who should have done better; what should have happened; but it doesn't matter. They didn't happen. The sad reality is that they lost the focus that made them the better team tonight at the end to give up the equalizer; and the Devils were caught shocked after the equalizer.
I don't care how bitter this sounds, but I think the Devils were the better team - but that clearly doesn't matter. It's about results and the Devils didn't get them. Congratulations to the Hurricanes (and, by extension, their supporters) for seeing opportunity and taking it. You are moving on.
For us, it's over. The offseason has now begun for the Devils. What will happen here? I truly don't know. A general thank you post tomorrow, Devil of the Month after that, and, well, who knows. Now?
I love you Devils, but frankly, this loss hurts and I'm deeply disappointed. Death or Glory - so close to Glory, yet you seemingly chose Death. It didn't - it shouldn't - have ended this way, but it did. I hope everyone in the Devils organization feel as bothered by this turn of events as we all do.
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Time for change
I’ve really had it with this team’s approach. The game has changed, it’t time the Devils change with the NHL. What happened tonight was the worst lost in team history, and probably the worst game 7 defeat in NHL history. Up by one with under 90 seconds left on home ice yet, and you give up two goals in less than a minute to get eliminated is simply inexcuseable.
Sutter will leave on his own terms. It’sobvious that Lou dictates how this team is programmed to play. Sutter’s previous teams take the initiative, this Devils squad sits back and reacts. Pre 2004, you get could get by with that strategy, but not anymore. How many times did we have to watch the Madden-Pandolfo-Shanahan line against the Carolina top line of Stahl-Whitney-LaRose? When did the Devils ever put their top offensive line against the Carolina number one line? You can count the times on one hand.
It’s a philosophy the Devils need to change. They need to be offensive, the defensive, reactionary days are ancient history.
I really believe Sutter will leave on his own volition. He really needs to have total control, and with Lamorello in the picture, that will never happen.
As far as our defensive corps is concerned, you could get rid of every single player and not see a drop off in production. Sheldon Brookbank, who couldn’t get a sniff here, is playing pretty well for the Ducks. It’s a new National Hockey League, it’s time the Devils join the party.
Did you see the Devils in this game? Or at all this season?
The Devils dictated the play for much of tonight. There have been entire games where the Devils let the offense flow and that guaranteed them victory.
I understand tonight’s loss sucked and it feels terrible. Believe me, I know. But let’s not let the emotion mask the truth. Is this really the worst loss in team history? I know it ranks up there, but I can think of a few that were worst.
Devils in my heart! Devils in my mind! Devils in my eyes! Devils until I die!
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by John Fischer on Apr 29, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
See my FanPost for a couple right off the bat
But I do agree in the sense that Sutter should’ve played the Zajac line head to head with Staal more often. I honestly felt like the ZZ Pop line was the best in the NHL this year and it would’ve matched up fine against the Canes top line. Madden did a good job, but it gives a line that has a hard time putting the puck in the net some of the best offensive chances. How many chances did Madden get? And every time he shot the puck right into the Hurricane logo on Ward’s chest.
If I’m the Devils, I want Parise or Elias getting that opportunity. Elias had a good game tonight, but he was largely invisible the rest of the time.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Apr 29, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree, it's time for major changes
I’ve been a Devils fan since 1988 and I have never been so upset over one of my team’s defeat like I was night. The team needs to make some major changes. Team needs to get younger, and bigger. A lot of players need to move on, sorry Madden, sorry Gionta, and sorry Pandolfo. Shanahan played fairly well but they need to get younger and faster. Plus Shanahan takes too many penalties.
Hollick was a waste, and Havelid, and Zubrus also need to go. I have never seen a player the size of Zubrus that plays with less heart. Zubrus doesn’t like to shoot the puck but is always quick to pass the buck to someone else. Zubrus is another person on this team that is always in the penalty box.
Rolston is old but at least he played with heart.
Salvador, and Mottau, need to go. The defense needs to play better. The Devils tend to leave too many players wide open in front of our net. The Defense needs a major make-over. Colin White has the size but I wished he would of learned more from Stevens and picked up some of his passion and fury.
Marty who played a solid series till last night needs to move on. Sorry Marty please retire, or maybe we can trade him to a team like the Canadians. Marty tends to loose focus and tends to let in bad goals. He played a great series till last night. He waited to the crucial game 7 to loose focus. He lost focus last year against the Ranger. Marty is a hall of famer but tends to forget that. Goals 1&4 need to be stop. At least stop one of them. We would of made it till overtime where I’m sure we would of loss the game. All you need to know about Marty is the following. The Devils biggest rival is the Rangers. Marty records VS Lundquist is 15-2-2. He’s not on winning side of that record. Good bye Marty. You are too much of a nice guy to play hockey. You have lost your fire. I was happy to see you throw your stick in game 4. You played with fire in game 5. But he quickly lost it again. Marty is also going to be 37 soon. Time to move on without Marty. I would have been happy to see what Clemmensen would of done in the playoff. Couldn’t be a lot worse.
Are You Kidding Me?
I don’t want to hear about the Devils dictating play. They lost the game. That’s all that matters. Get your head out of the sand. The end result is all that matters when all is said and done. The defense broke down on the tying goal, and Marty flat out blew the game winning goal by Staal. Plain and simple. It would be nice to point out the positives and talk about the Devils dictating play if this were the middle of November, but it’s not. Let’s get real, and call this for what it is.
I’ve been a Devils fan since day one, and this was the worst loss in team history, as far as I’m concerned.
Sutter needs to go. Two years in a row we’ve failed to make it past the first round. That’s unacceptable, and Lou has fired coaches for a lot less in the past. I can’t even begin to think about what roster changes need to be made. I know the defense needs to be upgraded for one thing. Three hours later and I’m still sick to my stomach about this.
Yes, this was the worst loss in team history. Coming out of the Rock tonight I pointed the same question to various Devils fans. They all pointed to 94 and 01. Yes, those losses had more hardware hanging in the balance. But lets look back. In 94 the Devils were an up and coming team, which lost in an epochal Eastern Conference final. It hurt for sure, but better days were ahead. 2001 is the only thing close to what happened tonight. It stings more because we simply choked the Cup away. After getting hammered at home in Game 6, the game 7 result stung but it wasn’t totally unexpected.
What happened tonight was inexcusable and the Devils, if they are forward thinking organization that I hope them to be, will use this disaster as a means for change. Stevens, Niedermeyer, and yes, the old Broduer are gone. It’s time to play an up tempo game and feature the talents of Parise and even the injured Elias over Madden and Pandolfo. The former players whom I happen to love, but should not be receiving 3 to 6 minutes more ice time than your top offensive players.
Carolinafound a way to play Stahl over 23 minutes. He only scored the game winning goal while our supposed defensive line was hoping for overtime.
This loss only feels worse
Because it’s so current. The worst emotional scars are almost always the most recent ones.
The 2001 loss was the worst to me. It meant the thoughts of dynasty were dead. It nearly put me off hockey for a good long time.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Apr 29, 2009 3:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks and hats off!!
To all the dejected Devils fans: we ‘Canes fans appreciate a good series and feel your pain. As game 7 drew near, I thought to myself, “This is a toss up”. Even if the Devils had won, I think this series was possibly the conference finals. In other words, I think the Hurricanes and Devils are the class of the Eastern Conference, and perhaps the entire league. It was definitely the best series of the first round (w/ Chi v Cal a somewhat distant 2nd). Anyway, I’m a hardcore fan and I was feeling the pain of defeat late in the 3rd, before I guys snatched a great win. So I am very empathetic to what you guys are going through. You guys have a great team and a great coach who is a stand-up no nonsense hockey guy. I hope you all know that the Hurricanes family, from coaching staff to players to fans, appreciates the hardfought series that your team just participated in. If it had gone the other way, we would have been proud to have lost to such a valiant team as yours. Until next season; health and good fortune to you all!!! NOW…….GO CANES!!!!
That's nice of you to say
Best of luck in the next series. It was an epic series with an epic collapse by my team in the end.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Apr 29, 2009 3:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not above pettiness,
so I’ll just say I hope you and your whole diving squad get swept by the Caps.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Damnit, we should have played the Caps.
I mean Bruins.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Diving? Marty, give Faux your blankie for a few minuets…… we come to your house and try to be nice and this is what we get? Fine, hope you like your crow and eggs!
Lets see how much you whine when Staal doesn't get his three to five crosschecking calls a game.
They give AO/Green almost as many free passes as Crosby/Malkin. The Staal and Ward slapstick variety hour is just about up.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Chokers
That last 2 minutes of play by the Canes was one of the most desperate and thrilling I have ever seen in my life. The Devil’s didn’t even come close to matching their intensity. You would think that after the prior loss with .02 seconds left that they would have understood that a game lasts 60 MINUTES. You can’t show up for only 58 and expect to win.
As a hardcore Devil’s fan I take my hat off to Carolina. They deserved to win the game and the series.
I can blame one person: Mike Mottau
He played like someone put ice skates on an alligator, then gave it some PCP and cut it’s tail off. He couldn’t dig the puck out of the zone, never kept his stick on the puck, made errant passes, couldn’t clear the puck out of the zone once, he played like straight up dog-s**t. He did have the one play where he kind of saved a goal (I think it was early 3rd period) but for 95% of his on-ice time, the man forgot to play hockey.
I still feel nauseous after a performance like that… I’m venting some anger right at Mike but the whole team let me down at the end. No D to speak of for the last five minutes of the game. Fans at the rock were PISSED (everyone tried to throw their towels on the ice at the conclusion of the game) and I’m right there with them. It really sucks because for so long this team has had “it” and now we have nothing but a long golf season ahead. I’m not sure who is going to be around next year, but we won’t see this team again (for better or worse).
I’m happy for the great moments we had this season, but as for right now, good riddance….
Blind devotion.
by ProfessorBigelow on Apr 29, 2009 8:28 AM EDT reply actions
Which choke is worse? The Rangers losing a 3-1 series lead or the Devils giving up the lead in the last 100 seconds of Game 7 on their own home ice? Brodeur needed to make the 3-2 lead stand up. Period. An inexcusable and shameful defeat.
Rangers lose was worse
simply because they had 3 attempts to end the series with 2 games at home, and King Lunkhead got pulled in 2 of them. I don’t want to hear about it being a 2 seed vs a 7 seed, cause up 3-1 in a series should be a sure win of that series. Also Avery showed that he can be provoked into his old self, thus hurting his team. Brodeur stood tall in most games, especially game 5 with 44 save shutout, but also got hit with many fluke goals off skates. The game 7 collapse I blame on the defense for not clearing the zone for almost a complete minute leading to the tying goal, and then again letting Stall skate right in unmolested for the game winning goal, which Brodeur should have made the save. Rangers had all the momentum and the Devils never really took control of the series, so the Rangers elimination is the bigger choke of the 2.
This failure belongs completely to Sutter.
How many shifts did we give to that has-been Shanahan? “Get the puck, dump, repeat” is not a game winning strategy, and it looks like that’s all he knows how to do anymore. He has head-man passes that he ignored all series, chances to skate the puck through center ice that he would take up until the red line and and then dump in.
When do we get to the point where we realize that we don’t have Stevens and Neidermeyer, and we can’t faux-PK for the last 10 minutes of every game we have a slim lead in anymore?
We needed energy and to spend some time in the offensive zone in that last 5 minutes. We barely sent out the Zubrus or Clarkson lines at all in the third period, and so the only offensive zone time we had was when the Parise line was out there.
Marty can’t do everything, and no one can really expect him to go nuts for 5 out of 6 games, then do it all over again in the 7th. We had our chance, and our unwillingness to move on from the past ruined it.
What a complete fucking disgrace.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Interesting
I did not see the game till the highlights this morning but it did appear that we did the faux-pk which is even less effective than the prevent-D, if that’s what they were doing. It would explain Patise’s approach, very disappointing.
Michael Maedoc
by Michael Maedoc on Apr 29, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Its the Intensity (lack there of)
I agree it was the intensity of Carolina they could not match. This has been my concern all year, that come playoffs the Devs will struggle to step up and win in the long drawn out battle. Why? Because they’re too old & defense not strong or quick enough. We can’t build a playoff contender with players age 36,38 &40.
On the game tying goal, we had the right guys on the ice, White, Langenbrunner, Parise & Zajac. Where was Parise’s intensity, its was as though he was afraid of being aggressive?! I had to listen on the radio and I could tell we were in trouble, the last few minutes the Canes just controlled play and had almost 1/3 their shot total.
Michael Maedoc
by Michael Maedoc on Apr 29, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions
"P.S. Watch out for the Canes’ ability to dive draw calls. Staal’s pretty easy to knock down for a big man, if you know what I mean."
"Even with some, well, let’s say, iffy calls that the Canes dived drew; the Devils would not be denied."
I dont know……maybe all your shit-talking/whining made some of the difference……Karmas a mean mo fo! I think we all know that some calls could of/should of gone different ways for both teams……..but at least we arent sore losers/excuse makers!! HAHAHAHAHA Great game MAAAAAAAARTY!!!!
Normally I don't respond to trolls
but it’s could “have”/should “have”.
If you’re going to take the time to join someone else’s board, read through all of the posts and copy/paste excerpts just to feebly attempt to raise some hackles, at least have the courtesy of showing some reading comprehension and writing above a 6th grade level, not to mention some sportsmanship.
cathartic rant
I shouldve turned it off after the tying goal, but i’m a masochist. I knew they would lose at that point, and i guess we should thank them for blowing it in regulation rather than the torture of a prolonged overtime session(s).
its time to face facts:
Marty aint gettin it done anymore. he should retire while there is still love for him,
the roster needs to be blown up, the longer things drag on in their current state, it just delays any potential for excellence.
Sutter can retire to the Red Rebs and his farm, a new dynamic coach is necessary…(perhaps slava fetisov?)
and one last (heretical) suggesstion. time for lou to let go, mebbe concentrate only on player scouting and development?
and perhaps an additional
Just saying you guys have been making excuses and calling everyone divers and crying about calls that you didnt get……..waa waa……some of you are good sports, many of you are whiners. Making excuses from the drop of the first puck……you guys knew it was over before it even started! See ya next year! Your own “Blogmaster” John……I think Dive is his favorite word…….and I believe he Karma-dived your devils to early tee times! I hate Buffalo far worse than yall, but even in the ECF from 06 when there was a public war of words between the two teams, at least they argued like men (didnt make excuses, and cry over calls)……most of you folks squealed like school the ENTIRE time!
Maybe if you weren't a botched coathanger baby
you’d know how to hit the reply button.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Also,
Ellipses are three periods in a row, used to designate when something is cut out of a quote or citation (see Wiki). By the look of it, what’s missing are repressed memories about your uncle when you were six.
Finally,
squealed like school
Really? This is what passes for intelligent commentary from the middle school set now? No wonder people think our country is going down the toilet, and that our school systems are failing us.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
A Tip of the Hat To You Guys
I’m a Canes fan, but I didn’t come to talk smack, especially when you guys are down. In fact, I came to tip the lid to you guys and to let you know I thought that this was one of the best series I have seen in more than 25 years of watching playoff hockey. It’s a real shame that both teams can’t go into the second round, both played well and the only difference between the two is that the last breaks went Carolina’s way. That’s all that separated the Canes and the Devils….those last two breaks.
I’ll disagree with some of you who said that New Jersey dominated the series. They did at times, while Carolina did at other times. It certainly was a back and forth thing, not one team choking. Look at the statistics of the series overall and it looks like a near 50-50 split all the way down the middle.
To me, watching Game 7 and the series as a whole was like watching Ali-Frazier trading punch and counter-punch. During those fights you could never be sure was going to win. In this series, you could never be sure who was going to clinch it, right to the last 30 seconds. And even then it didn’t look to be decided. Time just ran out on the Devils…had there been another 20, you folks might be in better moods today. I honestly believe that.
Down here in North Carolina, more than a few hearts stopped in the final 34 seconds. The Devils came damned close to sending the game to overtime. And in overtime, all bets were off. The only difference between that and what happened were two spectacular saves by Cam Ward that somehow kept the puck away from the twine.
Playoff hockey will break the hearts of every team’s fans but one this spring, that’s just the way that it works. Don’t forget your franchise record win total, or Marty’s records, or the young talent you guys have that got an all you can eat buffet of a Game 7. Those are good things, and in the latter case, it will help in the future. The Devils aren’t going away and will be back in the mix next year and perhaps it will be the year for the magic to happen.
In the meantime, hold your heads high and peace out. You’re a classy bunch.
I'm far from classy,
but I know a decent post when I see one. Good show, sir, and although I can’t root for you next round due to this one, if it ends up being you against PIT in the Conf Finals, I’ll be pulling Canes right with you.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Classy post
I’m having a hard time getting myself up to do anything today. I feel like I was punched in the gut and then someone kicked me the nuts. On top of it all, my favorite baseball team had four, yes that’s right, FOUR players go down with injuries last night.
I don’t know who I pissed off in the grand scheme of karma, but can I publicly say, I’m really sorry for whatever I did!
by Tyler Bleszinski on Apr 29, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
this loss is summed up in 2 words Martin Brodeur..
I have read almost 100 posts and nobody sees the outcome the way I saw it. Martin Brodeur choked at the end. He gave up 2 soft goals that should have been stopped. He was overly aggressive all night long. He blew game 4 and game 7 single handedly. Blame the defense or Sutter or the refs but Marty blew it plain and simple. Even with 2 minutes left I did not feel comfortable that he would keep the lead and I was right. He is not the playoff goalie he once was anymore. He cannot handle the pressure. See you guys next season…
Donald Vasquez
re: this loss is summed up in 2 words Martin Brodeur..
Did you watch the games? Game 4 with .02 seconds and the goal is scored off a skate deflection right in front of Brodeur, which makes it impossible to adjust so quickly to the puck. In game 7 the tying goal was scored because the defense couldn’t get the puck out of the zone for almost 2 minutes straight, and the def. is responsible for the cross ice pass, which no one touched leaving Brodeur to make the hardest save in hockey. The winning goal he should have had. The first Canes goal shanked off the stick, to a skate than into the net: a double deflection. Not his fault. I was at the 44 save shut-out in game 5, and Brodeur won that game himself because the defense was nowhere to be found. People put Brodeur so high up on a pedistal because of his records, that losing is no longer accepted. Unfair to him. Its playoff hockey and anything can happen, and it did. It sucks, but Brodeur is still in the top 3 of active goalies, and you can not be unhappy with that.
Re: Diving/Drawing penalties...
Funny, watching the game I felt the refs let the Devils get away with countless hooking/holding/clutching/grabbing and interference (yes hitting guys who hadn’t touched the puck). There was even a pile-driving hit-from-behind of a Cane’s player headfirst into the boards by a Devil’s player that went uncalled. Blaming the officiating for the loss and especially accusing the Hurricanes of diving is silly and over-done (the perennial losers, and skill-less clutch and grabbers, Florida Panthers tried that ploy already to try to counter their inability to keep up). Great series (one of the most exciting and interesting I’ve ever watched). The Canes again show their unwilliness to give up, right to the end. And Brodeur is still one of the best goalies of all time in my book.
tip of the hat from the south
ok, let me first start out by tipping the hat to the devils for making this such a memorable and exciting, hard fought series. before game 1, i knew it was going to be a good long series that could go either way. martin brodeur is still one of the best goalies ever if not thee best, the numbers dont lie and the way he played in game 5 was reduclous. but, late in the 3rd there, he looked like he was watching the clock more than the game and assuming we were’nt gonna get a shot, let alone 2 goals. as a caniac, i desperately wanted to see the 2 goals happen, but i certainly never thought it was going to happen like that. maybe get 1 then and then possibly in overtime, but not like that.
and now to get a few things off my chest, to say that the canes like to “dive” and do it often is rediculous. there were plenty of “dives” by the devils as well. its just the fact that ruutu and gleason are known for their grit and hits(ruutu had 245 during the season) if we were so dirty, we would have been called for a lot more penalties than what we were in the season. simple as that.
and as for the game 4 “no call” and the lil announcer that swears it shoul’ve been an interference call and says brodeur got “ran over” even espn and nhl network people said it was a good call. why would brodeur come that far out of the crease with the puck floating around the zone like it was? the fact still remains that the devils couldn’t get the puck out of the zone, brodeur was way out of the crease, brodeur initiated the contact with jokinen since he skated forward and our guy was skating backwards watching the puck. brodeur should’ve been watching the puck instead of trying to draw a penalty.
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