The misses were punished when Burnley's record signing Fletcher ran on to a Tyrone Mears pass and ended a counter-attack by driving a left-foot shot in from the edge of the area.
But Brodeur is so adept at handling the puck that DeBoer insists the Devils' defensemen remain in the neutral zone, pushing forward and harassing opposing puck-carriers, and allow Brodeur to make the first pass to initiate a counter rush.