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• TitleBrodeur "looser" than Dryden Devils
• DescriptionLemaire: Brodeur "looser" than Dryden Devils coach Jacques Lemaire admits Martin Brodeurs demeanor just prior to a big game is something to behold. Eagles Asante Samuel Jersey. In fact, its a mindset thats a little different than that of his Montreal Canadiens teammate and Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Ken Dryden; the pair played nine seasons together. "Marty is more looser," Lemaire said when comparing Brodeur with Dryden. "Kenny was a little tight before big games that I could see, that I could remember. You could see he was getting prepared for that game. He was getting focused, but I dont see that from Marty. Marty prepares, but it doesnt show as much. You get a goalie, hell be sitting at his stall and thinking about the game and what hes going to do, but Marty doesnt do that." -- Mike G. Morreale NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey Devils coach Jacques Lemaire doesnt believe too much emphasis is being placed on Martin Brodeur in his pursuit of the NHL record for career shutouts. "Not at all," Lemaire said. "I dont hear the coaching staff talking about it or the players." There isnt a Devils player, coach of manager who will admit its been a one-man show. And, really, it hasnt. Brodeur has just been, well, Brodeur -- consistently good. "I think its how he sees the game," Lemaire said. "I know he knows all of the good shooters, all the top players very well, even the whole League. He knows the players -- he knows the type of play they will try to make and he knows where theyre trying to shoot and how they perform on the ice." Brodeur holds goaltending records for most wins and most minutes played, and his next shutout will be his 104th, giving him yet another all-time standard. He also needs to play in just four more games to set the mark for most career regular-season games played by a goalie, with 1,030. Lemaire, whos in his second term with the Devils after spending five seasons with the club from 1993-94 through 1997-98, coached Brodeur when he was a starry-eyed kid just breaking into the League. Now, many seasons later, he still sees the same glint in Brodeurs eyes and that passion to be the best. "Hes got great character," Lemaire said. "He doesnt get rattled. His focus is good. He doesnt feel pressure. Thats a big thing. To me, you get players that are goaltenders and they come into games and they feel that pressure. When they feel that pressure, they cant perform at their best and Marty doesnt feel that at all. I can say that because Ive seen him in the 90s and hes the same again. In the room before games, Ive never seen him nervous. On the other hand, Ive seen guys that because they were in big games, they were puking." Its a matter of mind over matter, according to Lemaire. "Its the mindset," he said. "Hes used to that; he doesnt put more pressure on himself. He gets a bad goal, it doesnt rattle him -- he just keeps going." Colin White, the longest-tenured defenseman in New Jerseys lineup these days, is amazed by Brodeurs consistency. "Day in and day out he challenges himself to be better and hes definitely proved to the League and all hockey fans that he is the best," White said. "Its nice to be a part of these records hes breaking. He calls them little, but we dont. We think its pretty amazing; its nice to be a part of history like that and with such a class act in Marty. I know hes a superstar, but he doesnt act that way around us and thats the biggest thing. People want to see him succeed because of that." Under Lemaires watch, the 37-year-old Brodeur is 179-90-48 with 34 shutouts in five-plus seasons. Should he be considered the best to ever play the game? "This is hard to say because you try to find the best player and some guys were great for their days and then another guy came in and was great," Lemaire said. "Is it Mario Lemieux? 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