Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports that the team is still looking to make an addition at goalie. Game Day Brossoit signed a two-year contract extension with the Oilers in February 2016 and Edmonton's decision to trade Nilsson suggests he may have a role with the NHL club in 2016-17. He was acquired by the Edmonton Oilers in a trade with the Flames on Nov. 8, 2013.Brossoit made his NHL debut April 9, 2015, making 49 saves (two goals allowed) in a 3-1 loss against the San Jose Sharks.
His NHL career high is seven goals (2013-14) and 34 points (2014-2015) while playing for the Calgary Flames, but as a junior in Medicine Hat, he had 32 goals and 69 points in 59 games in 2006-07.“Earlier (in Columbus), I tried to play like I did in junior but I had to find different ways to stay in the lineup,” Russel said, reflecting on entering the NHL.
Farewell to Laurent Brossoit, the backup that never panned out July 1, 2018, 12:34 PM | Cat Silverman When the Edmonton Oilers picked up goaltender Laurent Brossoit in the trade that sent defender Laddy Smid to the Calgary Flames, the first few years post-trade seemed like a home run for the Oil in a slew of years that didn’t pan out. All Rights Reserved. As with most young goalies consistency will be the challenge. In 2012, he went 42-13-5 with a 2.47 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage, leading his team to the WHL championship and a berth in the Memorial Cup in 2012.Selected by the Calgary Flames in the sixth round (No. Brossoit may still back up Talbot Saturday even though he doesn’t fit into their plans now, or maybe ever again.The AHL team in Bakersfield already has two goalies, Nick Ellis and Eddie Pasquale, with Shane Starrett, an ECHL all-star, farther down the ladder.So the addition of Brossoit to the farm might mean Ellis or Pasquale is loaned somewhere else, should Brossoit clear waivers.Brossoit didn’t pout Friday at practice, coming to work and looking sharp, according to coach Todd McLellan. In 2012, he went 42-13-5 with a 2.47 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage, leading his team to the WHL championship and a berth in the Memorial Cup in 2012.Selected by the Calgary Flames in the sixth round (No. He finished the 2016-17 season 4-1-0 with a 1.99 GAA and .928 save percentage.After going 3-7-1 as a backup for the Oilers in 2017-18, he signed with the Winnipeg Jets on July 2, 2018.
It doesn’t take the sting away from him individually, though.”Kris Russell is as a shutdown, shot-blocking, tough-nosed cowboy who leads the Oiler defencemen in points with 16. If he plays seven or more games this season, it’s a fourth-rounder, anything less and it’s a fifth.