Hey guys,
I know, I have got to start writing more than once a month and I will. The NHL season as well as WWE's schedule are now picking up, so expect my take on things weekly.
Let's start this version of On The Take, our 12th one, with a couple words about the NHL milestone reached this week by Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils.
Brodeur, who missed 50 games due to injury this season, was once known as the key guy for the Devils. Without him, New Jersey wouldn't win a game, let alone a series, many pundits have said over his career.
They have had good reason: The stalwart has never missed a sustained amount of time due to injury his entire career, after making it big during the 1994 playoffs. He's always been a workhorse, often playing 75 or more games of the team's 82 game schedule. But then he went down.
The Devils saviour, Scott Clemmensen knew this would probably be his best chance to show his stuff before being relegated to the bench, and he shone. NJ has over 40 wins and less than 20 losses despite losing Brodeur. If anything, now that Marty's back, that makes them even more dangerous.
Brodeur has two shutouts in his first three starts after his return-his most recent one, a 3-0 win over Philedelphia, being his 100th goose egg. Terry Sawchuk, the man with the record 103, was approximately five or six years older when he hit the mark, which bodes well for the Devils' star netminder.
His career still has likely five or so years to go and he's now three shutouts from the legend. He also needs only four victories to tie Patrick Roy for the most wins in NHL history. Both marks are within reach late in the 2008-09 season, so it should be a fun stretch run.
You can't build a legacy overnight, of course. All athletes know this, including those in the WWE. As much as the detractors throw dirt on the "sport," it is still athleticism at its finest and tells great stories, particularly those being told with the company's rookies this past year.
Vladimir Kozlov- Kozlov was a guy who was thrown out there too early and nearly got fired by Vince after his daughter told him she believed he'd been exposed to quickly to the viewers. He was seen in the crowd at last year's Royal Rumble and other PPV events proclaiming he could, "beat anyone in the double double E."
Well, after some seasoning, he was brought up less than half a year ago and has been given a winning streak to start him off. Kozlov spent months complaining he had no competition, squash matches all. Finally, he got some matches with Triple H, Jeff Hardy and most recently, the Undertaker.
He has beaten them all at one point, but I don't really get excited about him. Many fans share my sentiment. It's a little comical that, despite lacking intensity, he does do much of the same things that Goldberg did: high impact offence, quick matches and doesn't get pinned. However, his entrance and that lack of intensity as well as quality moves is what makes fans turn off.
His next contest is with Shawn Michaels tonight on RAW and with any luck, it'll be his first one on one defeat. Kozlov must start adding new moves to his repetoire before he becomes disposable or heaven forbid, the divas get less washroom break quality matches than he does.
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