The 2014 National Hockey League regular season begins in October, but NHL free agents are still trying to find a home.

By far, the biggest name on the free agent market is goaltender Martin Brodeur.

Brodeur has produced a Hall of Fame-level career in the NHL. His 124 shutouts, 688 wins and 1,259 games played are all NHL records. The 42-year-old netminder has also won three Stanley Cups and four Vezina Trophies, the award going to the top goalie in the league. What makes this all so impressive is that Brodeur accomplished all of it on one team, the New Jersey Devils.

Last season, goalie Cory Schneider started the majority of the games for Devils. He played 45 games and posted a 1.97 goals against average and an outstanding .921 save percentage. The Devils rewarded Schneider with a seven-year, $42 million contract this offseason.

So where will Brodeur be next season? He's 42 years old, no team is going to use him as a starter and time is running out.

Brodeur recently said he would be willing to play for the Montreal Canadiens. This comes as a surprise because Brodeur has been aiming all offseason for a starting job. The Canadiens are led by goaltender Carey Price. Price has been a great goalie for the Canadiens since 2007, racking up almost 200 victories with the team. Brodeur knows he won't be starting on the team, but this may just be a ploy by Brodeur's agent in an attempt to drag the Devils to re-sign him.

Brodeur has also said many times this offseason that if he were to re-sign with another team, it would be with a contender. The Canadiens made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals last season before losing to the New York Rangers. The Canadiens have also made the postseason six of the last seven NHL seasons, certainly qualifying as "a contender" in the Eastern Conference.

Another contributing factor here is location. Brodeur, like most great NHL goalies, is from Canada. More specifically, Brodeur was born and raised in Montreal watching his favorite team, the Canadiens, and his favorite goalie, Patrick Roy. Brodeur would love to bring the Stanley Cup back to Canada, an event that hasn't happened since 1993 when the Canadiens defeated the Los Angeles Kings.

There are some people that believe Brodeur is just trying to "boost" his stats. He sits just 12 wins away from 700 for his career, a remarkable and probably unbreakable mark. Having experienced one of the best careers in NHL history, Brodeur might want to go out while he still can. Retiring now while playing your entire Hall of Fame career on one team is something we don't see a lot of in today's league.

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