Posts About "Laurent Brossoit"
Winnipeg Jets News & Rumors: Flames, Finnipeg & Backup Goalie
June 6th, 2020 On May 26, the NHL organized a plan listing what teams will face each other in the Stanley Cup play-ins, whenever those might begin. There are still details to work out, but step one has determined which teams will be pitted against each other in a best-of-five series. This week the NHL and the NHLPA also agreed on the format of the...
Should Jets Re-Sign Brossoit?
May 5th, 2020 Who the Winnipeg Jets' number-one goaltender will be in the seasons to come is not a question. Connor Hellebuyck is inked to a long-term deal and his outstanding play singlehandedly kept the team in countless games this season. The 26-year-old is just entering the prime of his career, looks to be a perennial All-Star candidate, and...
Jets Need Brossoit to Be Better
January 29th, 2020 Every member of the weary Winnipeg Jets desperately need to be better after their players' break, but for one player — backup goaltender Laurent Brossoit — getting back on track will be especially important. Brossoit One of Jets' Biggest Underachievers so Far Brossoit hasn't been much support for the overworked Connor...
Jets' 3 Biggest Underachievers
January 24th, 2020 The Winnipeg Jets are now losers of four straight games and are an abysmal 3-7-1 in the month of January. This is a team that was once top-three in the Central Division, but are now out of a playoff position and fighting just to stay in the race. Related: Jets’ Struggles Will Continue While the following players are not the sole...
Connor Hellebuyck Returning to Finer Form
October 24th, 2019 The Winnipeg Jets, 5-6-0 through 11 games and coming off a 1-4 homestand, have plenty of issues. Connor Hellebuyck's play isn't one of them. Hellebuyck Is Running Hot Ever since his terrible opening-night performance against the New York Rangers — which got pundits and the peanut gallery alike wondering if he was a one-season...
Winnipeg Jets: 5 Takeaways from Four-Game Road Trip
October 9th, 2019 It was only four games, but there's plenty to glean from the Winnipeg Jets' up and down, season-opening road trip. Here are five takeaways that stem from their performances out east. 1: No Opposition Lead is Safe The Jets certainly showed they can answer in a hurry and can't be counted out of games. In a number of instances,...
Jets Preseason: 3 Who Excelled and 3 Who Fell Short
October 1st, 2019 The Winnipeg Jets wrapped up their seven-game preseason slate on Sunday, finishing 3-3-1 as they undertook the yearly process of assessing and testing their talent. The Jets preseason was full of battles, both external — like this one between Dmitry Kulikov and Elias Lindholm — and internal, between players trying to crack the...
Brossoit's Return a Boon for Jets
May 26th, 2019 The Winnipeg Jets have shored up their goaltending situation nice and early in their offseason, inking backup goaltender Laurent Brossoit to a one-year deal worth $1.225 million. https://twitter.com/NHLJets/status/1132300529202270209 It's a move that should serve the club well in 2019-20. Brossoit is the League's Best...
Jets Should Rest Hellebuyck Regardless of His Backup
March 22nd, 2019 Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck started just one of three games on the team’s west coast swing this week, and that was by design. It was a decision to ease Hellebuyck’s burden in preparation for the start of what the Jets are hoping will be a long playoff run in a couple of weeks. However, despite not being scheduled...
NHL Rumors: Penguins Urgency, Sharks Circling, More
January 10th, 2019 In today's rumor rundown, the fire to do something in Pittsburgh has cooled a bit while the Sharks have made it known they're looking to add a rental at the deadline. Elliotte Friedman laid down his 31 Thoughts article and gave us a few nuggets including that the Jets might move Laurent Brossoit but won't contemplate moving one specific...
Brossoit Is Jets' Biggest Surprise This Season
December 16th, 2018 Many storylines surrounding the Winnipeg Jets this season — such as their prolific power play, Patrik Laine's innate goal-scoring ability, and Kyle Connor's continued success — are not hugely surprising. However, one storyline has been rather unexpected: the steady, heady play of backup goaltender Laurent...
Jets' Hellebuyck Back on Track
December 12th, 2018 As the calendar surges toward 2019, Connor Hellebuyck is surging toward being the goaltender everyone expected him to be for the Winnipeg Jets coming into this season. Hellebuyck's Early-Season Struggles The first quarter of the 2018-19 season was not kind to the 25-year-old goaltender. Hellebuyck's play through November...
Jets Keeping Opponents' Top Guns Locked Up
November 21st, 2018 The Winnipeg Jets are 4-0-1 through their last five games and are really beginning to hit their stride, now holding a 12-5-2 record and sitting second in the Central Division. A big reason for their recent triumphs: they've kept their opponents' top guns from hurting them. Stifling Their Opponents' Stars Over the Jets'...
