Friday, April 06, 2007

Brodeur passes Bernie Parent for most season wins

Martin Brodeur has passed Bernie Parent for the most wins in a single season when he recorded his 48th win. A record that might deserve an asterisk since there no tied games in the NHL which mean more wins for goalies.

A prime example of the inflated win phenomenon is that a very ordinary Andrew Raycroft is tied with Ed Belfour at 37 wins for the Leaf single season record. Raycroft stands 7th in the league in wins which would be commendable except for the fact he is also 4th in the league in losses.