It's always difficult to compare the greatness of players past and present; all you can really do is study the stats and see how they measure up by the numbers.

Take Martin Brodeur and Terry Sawchuk, for example. Brodeur just passed what was thought to be Sawchuk's unassailable shutout record of 103, which naturally inspires debate about which one was better. Traditionalists will argue that Brodeur has played for a defense-first team wearing oversized pads and facial protection, while more modern thinkers would point out that Sawchuk faced far inferior talent that was using wooden sticks that weren't curved.


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