After a solid first season serving as Winnipeg Jets backup, Laurent Brossoit’s play earned him almost a 100% raise for his next contract.
Brossoit, 26, signed a one-year deal on May 25th for $1.225 million. His play this year, in fairly limited minutes, was more than adequate for a backup, and certainly proved to be well worth the $650k the Jets paid for him last year.
| Regular Season | Name | GP | Min | GA | GAA | SA | SVS | SV% | W | L | OTL/SOL | SO | 5v5SA | 5v5Svs | 5v5SV% | PP SA | PP Svs | PP Sv% | SH SA | SH Svs | SH Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | Laurent Brossoit | 21 | 1,166 | 49 | 2.52 | 652 | 603 | 0.925 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 533 | 498 | 0.934 | 101 | 89 | 0.881 | 18 | 16 | 0.889 |
| NHL Rank (>19GP) | 58th | 57th | 60th (1st) | 14th | 54th | 54th | 7th | 47th | 58th | 46th | 38th | 55th | 55th | 5th | 50th | 49th | 19th | 54th | 55th | 43rd |
Brossoit’s 5v5 save percentage was 5th best in the NHL, his overall save percentage was 7th best and his save percentage while short-handed was a reasonable 19th best. He had a 7-13-2 record with a 2.97 GAA and a .897 SV% when the Jets signed him last July 1st, but those career marks are now 20-19-4, 2.77 GAA and .911 SV%.
Brossoit started the year on a tear, posting an 8-1-1 record after his first 10 games. While his play dipped a bit as the year went on, his numbers still suggest that his struggles with the Edmonton Oilers system may just be because the Oilers are a tire fire.
Overall, I would have liked to have seen Brossoit play more, not only because his stats were good, but because of the amount of shots Connor Hellebuyck faced this year. Brossoit did miss the final eight games of the season with injury, but it was unlikely he was going to play much during that stretch, as Eric Comrie only played in one game in his absence. With Comrie, turning 24-years-old, a restricted free agent, it will be interesting to see if the Jets retain the younger goalie.
