NEWARK, N.J. -- As he watched his No. 30 jersey banner get raised to the rafters at the Prudential Center, Martin Brodeur felt a sense of closure.
"You kind of look at it going up and you think to yourself, 'This is it,'" Brodeur said afterward. "After that, I'm going to have to beg to get cheered like that."
Well, that's not entirely true.
After all, the NHL's winningest goaltender has an all but inevitable Hall of Fame induction to look forward to come 2018.