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As goalie passes Roy, others, it's time for Devils to keep him on bench more Instead of working to play 70-plus games again this season, columnist Mike Celizic would like to see goalie Martin Brodeur sit more games out on the bench so he can be fresh for the playoffs and extend his career. The Devils have a backup goalie. His name is Kevin Weekes. This year, coach Brent Sutter should use him. This isn’t a suggestion. It’s a mandate. If the Devils want all-world goalie Martin Brodeur to take them deep into the Stanley Cup playoffs, they can no longer write his name in the line-up every day for weeks and even months at a time. I realize this is a challenge for Sutter. He’s got a goalie who is on his way to a host of all-time NHL records, a goalie who hasn’t won fewer than 38 games in a season since 1996-97, a goalie who has... [read full story]
