*Disclaimer: None of this should be taken too seriously.
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| Martin Brodeur, pictured above, holds several New Jersey Devils franchise records, including most wins by a goaltender to leave the team via free agency. Photo credit: MoreThanAFan.net |
NEW JERSEY DEVILS vs. EDMONTON OILERS -- February 9th, 2016
My Jersey Retirement Speech - Final Draft
First of all, thank
you fans and to the New Jersey Devils organization for honoring me on this
monumental night, even though I didn’t recognize anyone in the front office
when I walked in here this morning. I
also want to thank the St. Louis Blues for letting me take the night off. There comes a point in every player’s career
where he realizes it’s time to retire; luckily for me, I only realized it two
years late. There have been times when I
regret retiring, including last weekend, when I realized that I had more points
than some of this year’s All-Stars, but for the most part, I am enjoying my new
life. It took some time adjusting to my
new role, especially every time we get a new delivery of pucks to the arena, I
have to remind myself not to stop them, and also not having 17,000 people
shouting your name every night, but hey, sometimes Doug Armstrong shouting at
me can be louder than 17,000 people!
