Martin Brodeur had a comedic nightmare in Los Angeles (Video)
Martin Brodeur visited the site of his 2012 Stanley Cup Final loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
And things were … weird.
Weird in the sense that the St. Louis Blues managed to secure a 3-0 lead in the first period, only to see the Kings rally to tie; and then a 4-3 lead entering the third, only to see the Kings score three goals in 12:06 to secure a 6-3 win.
Weird in the sense that Brodeur made a save on Tyler Toffoli in the third period, and then had the puck literally disappear in his gear. It took about 90 seconds for the game officials to locate the puck, searching his glove and his pads and, finally, watching as Brodeur basically dropped it on the ice like a chicken would an egg:
The highlight that launched a million “Marty ate the puck!” jokes on social media.
Weird in the sense that, moments later, things got a little less funny for Brodeur.
Although we can’t say the same for the Kings and Dwight King:
The Kings intercepted the puck at center ice, and King fired a long-distance shot on Brodeur from the red line. Reminder: the puck is made of rubber. And it acted as such as it bounced like a super-happy fun ball over Brodeur’s shoulder to make it 6-4 in favor of the Kings.
Some goals from the red line are bad. Some are just unfortunate and borderline freaky.
It was that kind of night for Marty Brodeur.
