Coach Peter DeBoer Brought His Firing by the New Jersey Devils Upon Himself

December 26th, 2014 by Dave Lozo Leave a reply »

One day in late January can offer a glimpse into why the New Jersey Devils fired Peter DeBoer on Friday afternoon, one day after Christmas.

It was the day before the Devils would face the New York Rangers at Yankee Stadium in a regular-season contest when DeBoer was asked about his starting goaltender for the following day's outdoor extravaganza.

Manufactured hoopla aside, it was a somewhat important contest for the Devils; they were 22-19-11 and one point out of a playoff spot in the Atlantic Division.

DeBoer had a decision to make for that game: Should he start Cory Schneider, the superior goaltender coming off two outstanding performances in a similarly outstanding season, or Martin Brodeur, the declining, once-great player in the midst of one of the worst seasons of his career.

DeBoer chose Brodeur.

"Well, I'm not a big statistics guy," DeBoer said of starting the goaltender with the .905 save percentage over the one that was sitting at .928. "I mean, I think those are a little misleading. I think despite the fact that Marty's save percentage is a little lower. Marty has played some excellent ho ...

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