Brodeur has the goods to take home the Hart (nhl.com)

Good stuff (http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=288769)

This season, Brodeur has been so successful and so important to the New Jersey Devils that he gets Ice Age's nod for the Hart Trophy as the league's regular season MVP
I completely agree :handclap:

Good stuff (http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=288769)


I completely agree :handclap:


<---------------------- Do I?

You betcha!

I :bow: to Marty.

"When all is said and done, I'll be able to say I played with probably the best goalie of all time," Scott Gomez said. "And I scored on him in practice."
Oh, that Gomer! :biglaugh:

This may be of interest to some. It is the voting for the Hart and Vezina in 1996-97, 1997-98, 2002-03 and 2003-04. Marty was a finalist for the Vezina in those four seasons, which is the top three vote getters.

1996-97 HART TROPHY
1. Dominik Hasek 519 (50-2-1-0-0)
2. Paul Kariya 239 (3-21-9-4-5)
3. Mario Lemieux 181 (1-11-12-10-4)
4. Martin Brodeur 115 (0-7-6-11-3)
5. Teemu Selanne 70 (0-3-6-5-4)

1996-97 VEZINA TROPHY
1. Dominik Hasek 120 (22-3-1)
2. Martin Brodeur 73 (3-18-4)
3. Patrick Roy 25 (1-3-11)
4. Guy Hebert 10 (0-2-4)
5. Curtis Joseph 2 (0-0-2)


1997-98 HART TROPHY
1. Dominik Hasek 499 (43-7-4-0-0)
2. Jaromir Jagr 308 (4-25-16-4-1)
3. Teemu Selanne 247 (5-14-16-4-7)
4. Martin Brodeur 115 (1-5-7-8-11)
5. Wayne Gretzky 46 (1-0-1-9-4)

1997-98 VEZINA TROPHY
1. Dominik Hasek 126 (24-2-0)
2. Martin Brodeur 57 (2-14-5)
3. Tom Barrasso 26 (0-7-5)
4. Ed Belfour 10 (0-1-7)
5. Patrick Roy 5 (0-1-2)


2002-03 HART TROPHY
1. Peter Forsberg 508 (38-13-6-2-1)
2. Markus Naslund 342 (5-26-17-7-4)
3. Martin Brodeur 311 (14-12-11-10-2)
4. Joe Thornton 131 (0-6-6-15-14)
5. Todd Bertuzzi 100 (2-2-7-7-10)

2002-03 VEZINA TROPHY
1. Martin Brodeur 131 (24-3-2)
2. Marty Turco 59 (3-12-8)
3. Ed Belfour 28 (2-5-3)
4. Patrick Roy 17 (1-2-6)
5. Patrick Lalime 10 (0-3-1)


2003-04 HART TROPHY
1. Martin St. Louis, TAM 1,016 (97-5-1-2-0)
2. Jarome Iginla, CGY 253 (2-20-15-3-9)
3. Martin Brodeur, NJD 213 (2-14-11-11-7)
4. Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY 193 (0-19-7-7-4)
5. Markus Naslund, VAN 176 (0-11-10-13-10)

2003-04 VEZINA TROPHY
1. Martin Brodeur, NJD 89 (15-4-2)
2. Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY 55 (5-9-3)
3. Roberto Luongo, FLA 45 (6-3-6)
4. Marty Turco, DAL 43 (2-10-3)
5. Andrew Raycroft, BOS 14 (1-1-6)

These numbers were posted by BM67 on the history board in June 2005.

As an Islander fan, I say that as far as I am concerned, there is no way that he should not win. Hands down no brainer. I dont speak for all Isles fans, just my opinion.

As LK said, this is a hands down, no brainer.

Heres a thought, Martys only real competition thus far is Crosby, as we all know Marty is a goalie, Crosby is a center.

So far this season,

games played

Marty - 53
Sidney - 51

I dont know how he plays so much and maintains such a high level. Its amazing.

Its going to be REAL Close....I'd bet this becomes the closest vote in a very long time

This may be of interest to some. It is the voting for the Hart and Vezina in 1996-97, 1997-98, 2002-03 and 2003-04. Marty was a finalist for the Vezina in those four seasons, which is the top three vote getters.

1996-97 HART TROPHY
1. Dominik Hasek 519 (50-2-1-0-0)
2. Paul Kariya 239 (3-21-9-4-5)
3. Mario Lemieux 181 (1-11-12-10-4)
4. Martin Brodeur 115 (0-7-6-11-3)
5. Teemu Selanne 70 (0-3-6-5-4)

1996-97 VEZINA TROPHY
1. Dominik Hasek 120 (22-3-1)
2. Martin Brodeur 73 (3-18-4)
3. Patrick Roy 25 (1-3-11)
4. Guy Hebert 10 (0-2-4)
5. Curtis Joseph 2 (0-0-2)


1997-98 HART TROPHY
1. Dominik Hasek 499 (43-7-4-0-0)
2. Jaromir Jagr 308 (4-25-16-4-1)
3. Teemu Selanne 247 (5-14-16-4-7)
4. Martin Brodeur 115 (1-5-7-8-11)
5. Wayne Gretzky 46 (1-0-1-9-4)

1997-98 VEZINA TROPHY
1. Dominik Hasek 126 (24-2-0)
2. Martin Brodeur 57 (2-14-5)
3. Tom Barrasso 26 (0-7-5)
4. Ed Belfour 10 (0-1-7)
5. Patrick Roy 5 (0-1-2)


2002-03 HART TROPHY
1. Peter Forsberg 508 (38-13-6-2-1)
2. Markus Naslund 342 (5-26-17-7-4)
3. Martin Brodeur 311 (14-12-11-10-2)
4. Joe Thornton 131 (0-6-6-15-14)
5. Todd Bertuzzi 100 (2-2-7-7-10)

2002-03 VEZINA TROPHY
1. Martin Brodeur 131 (24-3-2)
2. Marty Turco 59 (3-12-8)
3. Ed Belfour 28 (2-5-3)
4. Patrick Roy 17 (1-2-6)
5. Patrick Lalime 10 (0-3-1)


2003-04 HART TROPHY
1. Martin St. Louis, TAM 1,016 (97-5-1-2-0)
2. Jarome Iginla, CGY 253 (2-20-15-3-9)
3. Martin Brodeur, NJD 213 (2-14-11-11-7)
4. Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY 193 (0-19-7-7-4)
5. Markus Naslund, VAN 176 (0-11-10-13-10)

2003-04 VEZINA TROPHY
1. Martin Brodeur, NJD 89 (15-4-2)
2. Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY 55 (5-9-3)
3. Roberto Luongo, FLA 45 (6-3-6)
4. Marty Turco, DAL 43 (2-10-3)
5. Andrew Raycroft, BOS 14 (1-1-6)

These numbers were posted by BM67 on the history board in June 2005.

I noticed that Marty was always 2nd best to Hasek before his retirement. :p:

I noticed that Marty was always 2nd best to Hasek before his retirement.

Hasek retired?
I guess Detroit found a good lookalike to stuff in his jersey. :dunno:

The question is not if Brodeur has the goods to win the Hart this season, but rather if he gets enough respect and recognition to actually have the most votes to win MVP.

I would think if he leads in at least 3 out of the 4 categories and stays close to the toip of GAA and the Devils win 50 games, and the regular season Conference title it would be hard not to give it to him.

I think the league would rather see Crosby win it.

Brodeur gets the Vezina hands down. He deserves the Hart but I am not sure he would win it.

I think they should give it to Marty just because he is so much older and has never won the Hart. Crosby still has many many seasons ahead of him to win it.