For the first time since 1990, the New Jersey Devils will open training camp without Martin Brodeur.
That is a really, really long time ago. The highest-grossing film that year was Home Alone, a comedy about two men who invade a home with the implied intentions of harming a child and stealing everything of value.
It truly was a different time.
The unsigned Brodeur has moved on, and so have the Devils, and the end of that partnership could mean a first playoff trip since 2012 for an organization that spent nearly two decades as a postseason lock.
What We Learned in 2013-14
The two biggest detriments to the Devils' success were Brodeur and the shootout, only one of which is no longer part of the NHL (as of now).
The Devils' inability to score despite dominating possession was a strong No. 3, but there's no getting past Brodeur acting as an anchor around the neck of a drowning team and the ineptitude in a breakaway contest being the biggest killers in 2013-14.
The average save percentage in the NHL last season was .914; Brodeur ...
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