Arthur Staple at Newsday tries to answer that very question..."The Devils goaltender rarely gets rattled, but it's fair to say he was a little bit like a James Bond martini last night. And Marc Staal's winning goal with 3:13 left that put Brodeur's Devils in a 3-1 series hole was a pretty stoppable shot, so perhaps the Rangers, even without the antics of Sean Avery, are getting inside Brodeur's head."
...the answer to the question is a resounding yes. I've never seen Brodeur play like this and in turn its actually rattled the entire Devils team. They're seeing their best player being bumped, letting in soft goals and taking diving penalties, and aren't sure what to do. Instead of baring down and trying pick up their goalie, they've completely wilted.
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