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Martin Brodeur may have to split a lot of his time with Cory Schneider after the Devils traded for the Canucks' goaltender.

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"Marty is still a No. 1 goaltender."

Those were the words said by Lou Lamoriello -- via The Star-Ledger's Rich Chere -- about Martin Brodeur after he engineered the deal to bring Cory Schneider to the Garden State from Vancouver

But he followed it up with this nugget: "It's just a question of how much he can play to keep at the top of his game, with back-to-back games and in the Olympic year coming with what will be a condensed schedule."

There's no doubt it's a sign the Devils know Brodeur won't be their netminder forever. But the move could create some immediate controversy this coming season. Will the Devils start to scale back on Brodeur's starts to give Schneider -- who had a 2.11 GAA in 30 starts last season -- a chance to transition into the No. 1 role? And will that anger the Devils' legend? From Schneider's point of view, does it make sense to keep the 27-year-old to a limited number of starts when he proved last year he's got the stuff of a top netminder?

Tell us how you'd handle the situation if you were the Devils' coaching staff. How would you split up the starts? How would you approach Brodeur and Schneider about their workloads? Was it the right move to bring in the ex-Canuck now? Head down to the comments section to discuss.