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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Martin Brodeur is finally ready to hang \u2019em up.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After taking a leave of absence to ponder his future, Brodeur is ready to announce his retirement and take up an executive post with the Blues according to Sportsnet\u2019s Chris Johnston.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brodeur&amp;nbsp;will end his storied career as the NHL\u2019s alltime leader in multiple categories, including victories (691) and shutouts (125). A three-time Stanley Cup winner with the Devils (1995, 2000, \u201903), he also won four Vezina trophies and backstopped Canada to Olympic gold in \u201902.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brodeur\u2019s career first appeared to be at an end when he remained unsigned at the start of the 2014\u201315 season, but an injury to starter Brian Elliott convinced St. Louis to bring him on board in November. The 42-year-old made seven appearances for the Blues, going 3-3-0 with a .899 save percentage and a 2.87 goals-against average.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;SI VAULT: &lt;em&gt;Martin&amp;nbsp;Brodeur, the goalie who doesn't flinch&lt;/em&gt; (by Michael Farber, 3/16/09)&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With Elliott\u2019s return to full health, Brodeur\u2019s retirement wasn\u2019t unexpected. The real surprise was the announcement that he would join St. Louis\u2019s front office, rather than New Jersey\u2019s. Brodeur had expressed an interest in joining the Devils\u2019 management, but it appears that there may be some lingering ill will over how his tenure with the team came to an end.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That has to come as a surprise to New Jersey GM Lou Lamoriello, who gave a standing offer to Brodeur.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CHe knows that he will be a Devil for the rest of his life,\u201D Lamoriello said in September. \u201CHe\u2019s said it publicly and we\u2019ve talked about it. What Marty has done, the type of personality he is and what his experience has been, it\u2019s really a no-brainer. He\u2019s a Devil.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or not.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No doubt this won\u2019t go over well with New Jersey\u2019s fans, who hated seeing the greatest player in franchise history wear another team\u2019s sweater even for a few games and now have to come to terms with this snub.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But Brodeur\u2019s always been his own man. And he earned the right to end one career, and start another, on his own terms.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He is expected to make both decisions official at a press conference on Thursday.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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