Laurent Brossoit is a Starting Goalie in the NHL

[Cup or Bust]

The worst goalie you have ever seen playing for the 2017-18 Oil. Talk about over the top coincidences, huh?

What do you mean, the Oilers have had garbage teams for almost 30 years. I also said one of the worst, not the worst. Even compared to all the goalies in all those years he was one of the worst. That doesn't take anything away from him playing well now though. Good for him.

 

[TheSituation]

I think we have to realize that goalkeeping is becoming a true commodity in the economic sense of the word.

 

[A91]

See Devan Dubynk, former Oilers goalie, now a real starting goalie in the NHL.

He was a real starter in Edmonton as well though

 

[HarrySPlinkett]

Brossoit's numbers are pretty good at every level going back five years. His AHL stats with OKC/Bakersfield are decent, his NHL numbers are surprisingly good considering the Oilers, and he's carried that forward to the Jets.

25 years old. He's at the age where goalies figure it out, and he's been a starter at every level below the NHL.

The Oilers gave up on him. He's probably good. Good to see him have success, I was always reticent to trade him for Laddy Smid.

 

[General Disarray]

Interesting they started him over Hellebuck against a top team.

 

[jukon]

His games played suggests otherwise

 

[FerrisRox]

Why did the Oilers give up on him?

He was pretty awful for the Oilers and was prone to really back-breaking goals in terms of morale. He allowed an inordinate amount of stoppable goals.

I think it would have been a locker room issue if they went back into his season with him still on the roster. Pretty sure he had lost the faith of his teammates.

 

[FerrisRox]

Looks like he'll be a cap causality this offseason, so I'm sure someone will give him that shot as a #1

I'd be very surprised if he landed a starting job. He has proven nothing against good teams.

 

[FerrisRox]

The guy who played even worse for Nashville, and Montreal’s AHL team than he did in Edmonton. Right...

Dubnyk was so poor for the Habs farm team that despite the fact that they were starting Dustin Tokarski in the NHL playoffs due to Price's injury, they still sent Dubnyk home when the AHL season rather than summoning him to Montreal.

 

[FerrisRox]

I heard he turned down more money from Edmonton just to get the hell out of there and go to a team with some defensive structure. Good career move if true.

Edit: confirmed Brossoit a late bloomer: Goaltending was in the bloodstream of Jets backup

What do you think that confirms? It doesn't say he turned down more money from Edmonton to go to Winnipeg. It says he los this job in Edmonton to Al Montoya then signed with the Jets.

 

[karnige]

dubynk played well in edmonton.
brossoit was so poor. you guys have no idea. he gave up so many soft goals. he wasnt ready

 

[1909]

dubynk played well in edmonton.
brossoit was so poor. you guys have no idea. he gave up so many soft goals. he wasnt ready

"He wasn't ready".... Now he is. Too bad for Edmonton.

 

[DancesWithWookies]

Oh shit didn't even realize brossoit was an RFA. Guess he might be sticking around after all. Awesome.

 

[God King Fudge]

He's played 40 games in 5 years in the NHL. We should probably pump the brakes a bit and revisit this if he keeps it up for an extended time period. Louis Domingue is 16-4 this season. He's not a starting goalie.

Very nice stretch of games, but that's about all it is right now.

 

[voxel]

dubynk played well in edmonton.
brossoit was so poor. you guys have no idea. he gave up so many soft goals. he wasnt ready

My problem with LB on the Oilers has been is rebound control. In the Jets games I've seen he's been infinitely better at it.

 

[Stej]

The best adjective I can think of to describe Brossoit is "crisp". His movement is powerful but also efficient and controlled.

Disclaimer: I am most certainly NOT a goalie expert.

 

[dahrougem2]

dubynk played well in edmonton.
brossoit was so poor. you guys have no idea. he gave up so many soft goals. he wasnt ready

He wasn't ready because he played 14 games last season; 8 the season before.

Kinda hard to be a backup if you are played 1-2 games per month.

 

[Jeti]

What do you think that confirms? It doesn't say he turned down more money from Edmonton to go to Winnipeg. It says he los this job in Edmonton to Al Montoya then signed with the Jets.

It very specifically says that he turned down a higher offer from Edmonton. Re-read it.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Said it at the time of the Smid trade the Flames would regret moving him. Not surprised he has started to figure it out.

 

[frag2]

It very specifically says that he turned down a higher offer from Edmonton. Re-read it.

How do you turn down an offer when you didn't even get a qualifying offer?

 

[Jeti]

How do you turn down an offer when you didn't even get a qualifying offer?

A team can offer less than the qualifying offer. The qualifying offer is not league minimum.

 

[Dr Quincy]

9-1-1 with the Jets. Always looks calm and collected in net. Good positioning. almost .940 SV% and about 2 GAA.

I just think he couldn't shine on the Oilers for obvious reason. Behind even a decent team he is a good starting goalie.

Solid goalie through and through.

Small sample size for $500 Alec.

 

[Fantomas]

I have done some research on this matter and can confirm that Laurent Brossoit is in fact not a starting goalie in the NHL.

 

[McDNicks17]

How do you turn down an offer when you didn't even get a qualifying offer?

Brossoit didn't play enough NHL games, so he ended up a Group 6 UFA.

They made him an offer(and a good one, by the sounds of it) like you would to any UFA, but he took less money for a fresh start with Winnipeg.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Jets fixed a lot of players... The Bross could just be thrown on to the mix. To speed thing up, how many players did the Jets break?

Are we including the Thrashers years?