Martin Brodeur finally, officially, fascinatingly is a St. Louis Blue. Brodeur, the NHL's winningest goalie of all time and asub- Richie Palacios Jersey average one for the last several seasons, signed a one-year,incentive-ladendeal worth $700,000 with the team on Tuesday. Martin Brodeur's pro-rated salary is a little more than $490,000. So he'll earn that, plus $10,000 for every point when he plays. Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) The Blues needed a goalie; starter Brian Elliott could mi s weeks with a lower-body injury. Enter Brodeur, who won four Vezina Trophies and three Stanley Cups in 21seasons with the New Jersey Devils. St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) He'll start at least one game during the Blues' current road trip, coach Ken Hitchcock told reporters and then, he'll start more. Hitchcock mercifully ends Brodeur as backup BS; simply not wired for it: "If hes here, hes going to play. Hes not going to back up" Kevin Woodley (@KevinisInGoal) And oh boy, you should try to watch those games. Obviously, there's a good chance Brodeur will bebad. His last four seasons, in order, brought save percentages of .903, .908, .901 and .901. You could compellingly argue that he was the worst regular goalie in each of the last two seasons. Still, logical or not, it's impo sible not to hope that Brodeur strings together a half-dozen shutouts or at least does something that makes this experiment something hockey fans don't try to forget. Car-crash potential aside, nobody wants to see him on . Either way, though, this is all fascinating. Jeffrey Springs Jersey