Devils insist Brodeur's injury is "just a bruise"; status for Monday unknown

Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello insisted that Martin Brodeur suffered only a bruised left elbow when he left tonight's 6-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers.

"It's just a bruised elbow," Lamoriello maintained. "It's just a bruise."

Lamoriello would not answer when I asked if Brodeur underwent an MRI or any other tests after he was injured.

Brodeur left Prudential Center without speaking to the media.

Lamoriello also didn't offer an estimate for how much time Brodeur would miss or if he would be able to play Monday night against Buffalo.

"We'll see tomorrow," he said.

Devils coach Brent Sutter also had no answer for how long Brodeur will be out or if he will be able to play Monday.

"I don't know," Sutter said. "You're asking me something that I'm not sure of and I'm not trying to be disrespectful at all because I just don't know what to tell you. I don't know any more than you guys know that's been mentioned here. So, I don't know right now. I guess we'll see where Marty is at tomorrow and see how it goes."

Sutter said he did not speak to Brodeur after the game either.

I'm still not ruling out a hyperextension or strain of some kind in his left elbow.

None of Brodeur's teammates seemed to know how he was injured. Like the rest of us, Sutter thought it was when he stretched out to try to make that glove save, but also said he was hit with a shot too.

"I think it was that first shot when he stretched out to make a glove save," Sutter said. "Now, I'm just assuming. Then, it came around and there was activity after around the net and he stretched it the one time again. I don't know.

"He did get hit earlier with a shot too there."
 

Comments

[greyfox2]

TG, thanks for the update. I am sure we will know more by tomorrow once he has an opportunity to be seen by the team docs. I thought Weekes did a great job for coming in cold. By the way, the arena looked and sounded like it was fairly full. What was the final attendance?

[Robbie]

I think it was 14,009. I think thats what Matt and Sherry said on the post game

[roshacla]

*sigh* If Marty goes down for a long stretch because of this, it will be such a waste. Did he really need to in net against the Thrashers?

[Kelly]

I'll be hoping for a bruise while I try to get that extra hour of sleep tonight. Another fantastic job tonight by both the Devs and TG. I don't think there will be an updated post before 7am but I'll be checkin in all day for updates. Thanks TG!!!!

[Dan]

Just please sit him on Monday. There's no need to reaggrivate anything. Weekes played well for the time that he was out there anyway.

[AK47]

Hey Tull, thanks for the link.

[Brian D]

So was it completely obvious that Lou was lying or just mostly obvious?

[David B.]

I second Dan with his comment regarding Marty. He shouldn't play on Monday if he's not 100% because he's way too valuable to lose for an extended period of time. Let him take a couple days off and recooperate the correct way rather than rushing him back. Also, I'm glad to see that we bounced back after three bad games even if it was against the lowly Thrashers.

[mikeK]

Give Marty a few days off. Better to get it out of our system now anyway.

I think we need to start hiring exorcists (ha ha, I do irony) or something to end this injury bug we've got.

[Pearl Jammed(RJ Arditti)]

i think weekes played really well...... and i too think he should get the start on monday AND wednesday... keep him fresh for that game against the Rangers

[Frisby]

With all of the recent injuries, I was expecting Gionta's groin to be next, not Marty's elbow.

[Pearl Jammed(RJ Arditti)]

i dont understand all the negativity over Weekes. The guy was a starter for many years in this league and is MORE than capable of carrying the load.

Oh and the other thing i don't understand is all the hate spewed on this board for Mottau... do you guys even WATCH the games at all or just check the box score at the end of the night. Mottau has been consistent and steady for us from the blue line since he came up last season. The guy has EARNED every minute of time that he plays, and all anyone here wants to do is crap on him. I just don;t understand it. the guy plays hard, is defensively responsible and everyone here cries about his playing time because it doesn't say Phaneuf or Bouwmeester on the back of his sweater.... and FYI he has more points on the season than Jay Bou. i also thought that Brookbank played a pretty solid game tonight as well.

[Puckster]

I hope it's just a bruise, but I'm still worried. Brodeur doesn't like leaving games. He had to think it was something serious. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

Anyway, the team played tremendous tonight. They really bounced back from a bad stretch of sloppy play. Bergfors looked good out there.

[MikeDeadworks]

Here is a shocker, Brodeur isn't injured at all. Every year people all around the hockey world get into the coaches, Gms, and players faces about the backup not getting enough time. Well, there playing a team Weekes should've started against at ANY point in the season. Soooooo my viewpoint on it is that Sutter made the judgment to have Brodeur fake the injury, come out and let Weekes handle a game where they would certainly be getting the W. If Weekes was put in straight up out of the blue then people would be complaining and would've questioned Sutter's sanity. Clearly from the video replays it'd be nearly impossible for even a hyper extension of minimal severity. He won't be out the next game unless thats the way Sutter wants to play it out.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I've been around hockey long enough to know this DOES happen from time to time.

Think about it...this is an organization that wanted us to believe Langs had a 'Charley Horse'

[Kelly]

And Elias never had Hepatitis A. He just gained weight back in Russia and the Devils wouldn't let him play until he lost it.

That was entirely too easy.

If it's just a bruise, they'll wait until he can move it comfortably without it interfering with his play. They'll throw a little extra padding in there and then he'll be back to his winning ways. If Marty didn't drive to the hospital, as reported, he would have been back in the game without hesitation. To say that he's faking it is absurd.

[Jersey Mike]

LMAO Marty faking an injury. Put down the crackpipe and step away.

[MoonDragn]

Marty is chasing two records remember. He would not have faked the injury. This game was the perfect chance for him to get another shutout. If he hadn't been injured tonight he would have gotten another one.

[HockeymanNJD]

If Marty went to University Hospital- they have top notch doctors there and espically with an athlete they would have done a MRI on him. Nonetheless as a goalie myself- with the way he extended his glove- it seemed to me, liked he pulled something. I believe its more then a bruise cause Marty has played through them. (superman save vs. the rangers) cant bruise your elbow any harder then that.

[roshacla]

Hilarious comment by mikedeadworks.

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