Mike Brodeur reassigned to Binghamton

by DarrenM on Feb 1, 2010 2:43 PM EST Comment 18 comments

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The starter of the win streak, Mike "Not Martin" Brodeur, has been reassigned to the Binghmaton Senators of the AHL. Mike's three games in the NHL were, of course, very memorable:

	GP	MIN	W	L	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
2009 - Mike Brodeur	3	180	3	0		3	1.00	87	84	.966	1

Mike's demotion comes because Pascal Leclaire has recovered from the concussion he suffered at practice on January 14th. Some had speculated that Leclaire might get an AHL conditioning stint to reach form while Elliott handles the starter role, but that's obviously not the case.

Ottawa has a double-header this week, playing Buffalo on Wednesday and then Vancouver on Thursday. No word yet on if Leclaire will see one of those starts, but it's always a possibility in a back-to-back.

It's a shame that Not Martin only got three starts at the NHL level, but he definitely made the most of the ones he got. Hopefully he can bring the same quality of play to the struggling B-Sens, who have lost 7 of their last 10 games and currently sit 14th in the Eastern Conference.

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The question on everyone's mind:

How long until Brodeur is back up with the Sens?

Three weeks?

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by DarrenM on Feb 1, 2010 2:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

less than that. 10 days. would you rather have Broduer or Leclaire at this point?

by Skins4ever on Feb 1, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Leclaire.

I know that Brodeur played lights out while he was up here, but he was rarely tested. Short term, Brodeur might be better to have for making the simple saves, but long term I have to pick Leclaire.

If Leclaire can start stopping the really bad goals, he’ll be a fantastic goalie. His ceiling is higher than either Elliott or Brodeur, although he’s playing far below his potential.

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by DarrenM on Feb 1, 2010 3:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

but remember he was replaced by mason in columbus

by Skins4ever on Feb 1, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I know.

Mason was the hot hand at the time and was incredible last year — you can’t look at this year’s Mason.

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by DarrenM on Feb 1, 2010 3:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No doubt about it

Not Martin is an eternal Sens Hero for righting a sinking ship but Leclaire has potential to be a long term #1 guy.

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by Mark Parisi on Feb 1, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Leclaire without a doubt.

The man can play well, he just needs to stop trying to save pucks with his damn face. But really I think he just needs to get into a rhythm and have a nice solid stretch of games.

by sens_24 on Feb 1, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Fairwell not Martin.

Cannot wait to see how this guy goes in the future.

by sens_24 on Feb 1, 2010 3:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I really feel they should have given him the stint

It really couldnt have hurt

by DaveYoung on Feb 1, 2010 4:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Maybe, but would you really sit Elliott for anyone right now?

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by Mark Parisi on Feb 1, 2010 4:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nope.

by sens_24 on Feb 1, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It seems like it would have been common sense to have sent him for a conditioning stint. Snoopy needs games with how much he’s missed this year. He’s not going to be able to get into a groove of any sort if Elliott keeps up and essentially forces the team to go with the hot hand. I’d love to see Leclaire actually step up to the challenge on his #1 spot and reclaim it with some stellar goaltending.

by modsuperstar on Feb 1, 2010 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully Not Martin gets another NHL chance

If not this year, then the following year. Unless he likes Binghamton and decides he wants to stay there!

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by PeterR on Feb 1, 2010 5:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Oh PeterR, you've obviously never been to Binghamton

I was born there, lived there for quite awhile. Sad to say this, but it’s a real dump now (altho they do still have some great Italian restaurants there). Scary bad.
Ottawa needs ya, Not Martin! Please come back soon (since Leclaire will most likely hurt something else before the season is over)

by hockeygurl54 on Feb 1, 2010 7:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If he doesn't get another chance with Ottawa, he'll land someplace else

Even though it’s a small sample size, his play in the NHL will have been noticed by some other teams.

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by Mark Parisi on Feb 1, 2010 8:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Plus he's got an AHL All-Star nod on his belt

That’s not too shabby, either, especially since he’ll be very cheap anyway.

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by PeterR on Feb 1, 2010 9:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I would like to see how Leclaire plays

I agree with the fact that he has a higher ceiling as you said DarrenM. It’s a good idea to have Leclaire play to get him back into things… but at the same time, why mess with something good? Something that is working well?

Maybe he’ll play on Thursday against the Canucks, since it’s a back-to-back situation. But if he plays well, and since he is our number 1, he will probably play on Saturday too. There are risks to playing Leclaire. What if he starts of well, but then resorts to his old ways of not stopping bad goals? How long should he play before he is replaced by Elliot again?

The good thing for us is that we, the team, and Elliot himself, now know that Elliot has the capability to play well. So at least we can rely on a decent back-up goalie. In my opinion, these 6 games were not a fluke, Elliot just needed to discover himself, and needed a motivation/inspiration. The team, knowing that the goaltending issue is starting to fade, will have the confidence to play the way they have been playing for the past 9 games.

by Los Blancos Chicca on Feb 2, 2010 4:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs