Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit stepping up in playoffs
Laurent Brossoit spent much of this season outside the NHL, but the 30-year-old from Surrey, B.C., is a playoff starter for the first time in his career.
“I thought that I would have at least one opportunity. I was pretty confident that I was going to seize it.” Brossoit was a Calgary Flames’ draft pick, but broke into the NHL with the Oilers. He played 28 games before joining the Winnipeg Jets for three seasons. After undergoing hip surgery last July, Brossoit spent the bulk of his season with the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights.Vegas also acquired two-time Stanley Cup champion Jonathan Quick at the deadline.
“Going through surgery, you never know. There’s one side of you that thinks, am I going to be the same? And the other side is thinking “I’m going to be better.’“Luckily, when that happened, when I got my opportunity, my game sharpened up to the level that I was NHL-ready,”he said. “I got small opportunities. I felt like I took advantage and was prepared for those. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, I got even more opportunity, going on our way to the playoffs and now into playoffs.
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