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Brodeur on advancing: “It feels good for a day”

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Martin Brodeur might be on the verge of 40, but he looked awfully spry when the Florida Panthers were breathing down the New Jersey Devils’ necks. Sure, he allowed two third period goals, yet he wouldn’t yield on the Panthers’ many other opportunities. The 3-2 win in double OT gave the Devils a 4-3 series win, allowing the team to advance to the second round for the first time since 2007.

Brodeur allowed himself to reflect on the win for just a little while with Tom Gulitti.

“It feels good for a day and then after that you’ve got to face the Flyers,” Brodeur said.

Uh oh, the Devils might be resting on their accomplishments too much. New York Rangers coach John Tortorella is allowing his team “an hour” to enjoy their accomplishments, so that means the Devils are celebrating, like, 24 times as much.

Anyway, Brodeur looked great but the aging future Hall of Famer will only be challenged more in the semifinals where the Devils will face the high-scoring Philadelphia Flyers.

Then again, if you watch these highlights of Brodeur’s work in Game 7, maybe there’s some reason to believe ...