With all the talk of Sykora making his way through tryouts, camp, and netting two goals and an assist in the preseason, we all seem to be missing the comeback of another key contributor to the Devils lineup (and no, I'm not talking about Bryce Salvador). Of course, I AM talking about Marty's old mask, the same mask he used for nearly his entire career (minus the red helmet back in the earliest days and the new helmet to celebrate all of his anniversaries and records), and what I believe is synonymous with Brodeur and as simple as it is effective in standing out.

Of course, I am just kidding around with all of this talk of mask importance (sometimes humor can be misinterpreted on the internet...surprisingly enough), but it WAS something I noticed after watching the Devils seal the deal against the Flyers last night in the team's final preseason game.

I'm not quite sure if Marty did wear his old mask during last year's preseason games as well, but I think that if this IS Marty's last season before hanging up the skates, I'm glad he'll be wearing the same mask that helped define him in NJ for over a decade.

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