Brodeur played 39 games to Schneider's 45, but the younger Schneider clearly became head coach Peter DeBoer's preferred netminder. With a 1. Schneider himself has voiced his desire to play more as well and has requested to play the vast majority of the games next season, according to Rich Chere of NJ. Some interpreted that as a case of Schneider making demands and trying to facilitate Brodeur's departure, but he insisted that isn't the case, per Tom Gulitti of The Record :.
People said I was demanding this or that. It has nothing to do with that. There have been no demands. I think just personally for me I would like the opportunity to be a starting goalie—however many games that may be, however you define a starting goalie. I would just like that opportunity. I think I've at least earned a look and if they agree then we'll go from there. It's something I would like to be able to do at some point.
While the year-old Schneider is clearly ready to take the reins, he has the utmost respect for Brodeur. Rather than pushing his competition out the door through the media this past season, Schneider had nothing but good things to say about Brodeur, especially when trade rumors exploding leading up to the deadline, according to Randy Miller of NJ.
You know, there are far worse things than having two very good goalies on the same team heading into a playoff stretch here He's been itching to play. I know you guys in the media are just doing your job, but he's had to sit here and answer questions every day about what's going to happen. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
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Yzerman certainly knows how capable Brodeur is, having played with him on Team Canada and against him in the Stanley Cup Finals in This move may make sense, and the Lightning certainly have the talent and the cup credentials Brodeur may be looking for. It seems that the Washington Capitals have had question marks in goal for the last three or four seasons entering the playoffs. Anything less than the Stanley Cup this season, and Vokoun will be out of a job come summertime. Should the Caps choose to, they could use a decent amount of money to sign a decent goaltender, and they may have the coin to give Brodeur an offer he cannot refuse.
The Caps will have some other offseason decisions to make, but they will still be a Cup contender heading into , and this may be a very intriguing option for Washington and for Brodeur. The Leafs will also have to figure out what to do about unrestricted free agents-to-be centre Mikhail Grabovski and defenseman John Michael-Liles. Odds are they will let Michael-Liles walk or offer him a significant pay cut. They also may give Grabovski a raise and make him a priority, as he is a fine player. The case for Brodeur going to the Leafs may depend on how Toronto fares this season.
If they dent the postseason and show an upward trend, Marty may hear what they have to say. If the Leafs are on the outside looking in, as many predict them to be, Toronto, as a destination, may be less than appealing.
This one is possible but unlikely.
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