Brodeur: Hovering around .500 isn't okay for Devils

With the New Jersey Devils on the brink of playoff elimination, goaltender Martin Brodeur discussed how the current state of affairs wasn't acceptable for this franchise.

“The thing is, we used to be a team that didn’t hover over .500,” Brodeur said Wednesday afternoon, via The Star-Ledger. “That’s something only the last few years we’ve been content with being that.

“Even the year we made it all the way, all year it’s not like we gave ourselves a big cushion. We had to come back late to the middle of the season and we had to push to get to the playoffs.”

“So that’s something that going forward (Lou Lamoriello) has to make sure we get back to that for the organization to be more of an impact. That means having a solid regular season and a solid start to the regular season, no letdown and be a power house like some of the teams are.”

Also: “That’s what when you sit back right now and look at what might happen tonight, you think about these things. The last few years it’s almost like .500 is okay. Let’s get a few games and we’ll start rolling then. That’s an attitude we never had before. It’s been creeping up a little bit and it needs to be addressed.”

Source: Dave Hutchinson, Star-Ledger