Marty's Old Mask Making a Comeback?

by Tim G on Oct 2, 2011 1:40 PM EDT

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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It’s not his old mask actually. It’s a new design that combines his old and new (MB30) masks. Here’ his facebook page with the some sweet pictures. He’s also sporting Sherwood pads and those are real holes in the blocker – old school. Apparently Moose has a new mask as well.

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by Matthew Ventolo on Oct 2, 2011 1:53 PM EDT reply actions

I think it is a good mixture. I never really liked his “new” mask I felt it was more of “Hi I am Martin Brodeur. The greatest goalie ever oh and by the way in case you didn’t know my number is 30.” I know it was to promote his organization but there are other ways to do it. Glad to see he is going back to just a simple mask.

His pads look tight I imagine rebounds will be flying into corners which is pretty good. Especially considering Brodeur is good at redirecting the puck. The holes in the blocker seem like a great idea actually cuts down on weight and air resistance. Maybe he felt he was a bit slow on the blocker side last year.

by dandello9 on Oct 2, 2011 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

Really liking that old-school blocker. Btw, just me being picky, but he also wore an all black one way back in the day.

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by Jersey_Puck on Oct 2, 2011 9:53 PM EDT reply actions

Old School = Cool

Like the previous posters, I’m all up on the blocker as well. As a goalie, I love that old school stuff. Anybody know how to get it though? I was on Sher-wood’s website and they’re still selling the T100 MB30 pads that Marty wore last year (and T95s which I haven’t heard too much about nor do I know of any current goalies wearing those). I want that sweet blocker!

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by DrWho720 on Oct 9, 2011 10:59 AM EDT reply actions