To Honor or not to Honor?

Here is an interesting question. Will tonights honoring Brodeur help or hurt the team? At first I thought that tonight's honoring of Martin's 552 career wins was not the right time. There was pressure and a need to win when Marty came back. So close to the record it had to be made. But as soon as that win happened the emotional let down seem to plague the team. So my initial thought tonight was not a good idea because it brings back this emotional feeling of success when the focus needs to be on the cup!

However, now I hope that tonight is actually quite different. After 6 straight losses and the team wondering what is going wrong; I pray that tonight is a nice distraction for everyone. Let's Celebrate this amazing accomplishment and then move forward to the Cup. Forget about the previous losses. They really don't matter in regards to the standings. Let's focus on the small things like crisp passes and controlling the puck. Break out of the defensive zone with a desire for something more then a shot on goal. Bring it out under control and good things will happen. TAKE SHOTS! Just throw them on net and see what happens, We don't always need the goals to look pretty. We just need Goals! Goodluck tonight, enjoy the record, but then forget about it. Make the record complete by making this season OUR SEASON for the Cup!

Preview on tonights Game: http://devils.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=Preview&seas=20082009>ype=2&gnum=1158