Why Brodeur got better

Noticed that Brodeur seems to be over the funk he was suffering from?

There may be a solid reason why.

First, here's why he might have had his thoughts other than on the game itself....

"New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur split with wife Melanie last December. Happens all the time, although not with the same overtones this estrangement touched off.

For one thing, Brodeur was involved with his sister-in-law. For another, Melanie was in the habit of calling the goalie a couple of hours before games to taunt him about a date she had that evening."

A. You are banging your brother's wife on the side, and,

B. your own wife calls you before games to let you know how much she is going to enjoy getting plowed by someone else.

Ouch.

I'm thinking that just might break your concentration.

Bonus points go to the article for including this tidbit from the past;

"There is a fine line to the entire issue. In St. Louis one time, veteran defenceman Tim Horton swung naked from his hotel balcony to scare a couple of rookies in the next room and burst through the balcony door. Oops, wrong room and a couple of sleeping flight attendants nearly went into shock."

Heh.

Turns out that Brodeur's divorce is now a thing of the past, and the phone calls detailing the soon to be filled to the brim events of Melanie's evenings have apparently stopped.

But I'd lay money his brother doesn't get him a gift this year.