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Response to: Greg Wyshynski's ESPN Article "Was Martin Brodeur Overrated?"

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On November 9, 2018 sportswriter for ESPN, Greg Wyshynski, wrote an interesting article asking if soon-to-be Hall of Famer, Martin Brodeur, was overrated . The timing of the article was of course impeccable as Martin Brodeur is about to be enshrined in to the Hockey Hall of Fame this coming Monday, November 12, 2018.  Wyshynski does a fine job articulating the many unpopular opinions that circulate in the hockey world about Martin Brodeur. The perspective on Brodeur seems to either be "GOAT" or "Lucky SOB." There is no in-between. Blogger "The Contrarian Goaltender" Phillip Myrland , YouTuber "The Hockey Guy" Shannon , and writer, Adam Laskaris of The Hockey Writers have all griped about Brodeur being regarded as the greatest of all time. Their arguments against Brodeur boil down to three points: Defense, shots against, and save percentage. "Stevens, Niedermayer, Daneyko, and the trap defense are the reasons behind Brodeur’s