St. Louis Blues goaltender Martin Brodeur is expected to retire from playing hockey and take on a job working in the team's front office, per Sportsnet.
Assuming he officially hangs the skates up, Brodeur will finish his career as the NHL's all-time leader in wins (691), shutouts (125), saves (28,928), goalie games (1,266) and goalie minutes (74,439), per Sportsnet Stats.
The 42-year-old living legend spent his first 21 seasons with the New Jersey Devils, but he shocked the world by signing with St. Louis in November after Blues goaltender Brian Elliott suffered a knee injury.
Brodeur then served as the backup to Jake Allen, who is having an up-and-down season in net with his strong 13-5-2 record backed by a weak .900 save percentage and 2.65 goals-against average (GAA).
Brodeur went 3-3-0 in seven appearances with an .899 save percentage and 2.87 GAA. He hasn't played in a game since Jan. 2, as Elliott finally returned from the knee injury.
Following a two-week leave of absence for personal reasons, Brodeur is finally ready to call it quits, and he'll go out with a loaded resume.
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