On Wednesday, word came that Martin Brodeur would be leaving the St. Louis Blues for a week, as the team had granted him what it called a “leave of absence”:
In the press release announcing the news, the Blues said that the player’s future would be addressed when he rejoined the club and added that neither the team nor the player would have any further comment on the matter at this time.
The obvious assumption is that Brodeur is contemplating retirement.
At the very least, he’s almost certainly come to the end of his time with the Blues.
Brian Elliott, St. Louis’ starter whose injury in late November opened up a spot on the Blues roster, is back and playing well. Brodeur posted what was potentially his last NHL shutout with a 16-save performance on December 29, Elliott returned the next night and since then, Ken Hitchcock’s starting and backup decisions have made it abundantly clear how he sees his three goaltenders:
January 2: Brodeur starts, Elliott backs up, Allen scratched
January 3: Elliott starts, Allen backs up, Brodeur scr ...
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Does Martin Brodeur Still Have a Future with the St. Louis Blues?
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