Brodeur playing behind Stevens/Daneyko/Niedermayer/Rafalski and with Elias/Gionta/Gomez/Niewendyk/Langenbrunner/Pandolfo up front (plus Madden as the defensive forward beast), I really don't think you have much of a case saying Brodeur was just playing on a "very good" team. The Devils have been stacked ever since they won their first cup.
So, the Colorado Avalanche with Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg weren't elite? The Red Wings weren't elite? Let's not act like Roy and Hasek played their entire careers on lousy teams.
In 2003, when Brodeur was getting robbed of the Smythe, Patrick Roy, SURROUNDED by elite players, got retired by Andrew Brunette and a bunch of no-talent scrubs.
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