During the Saturday Headlines segment on Hockey Night in CanadaSportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman stated that the Chicago Blackhawks have announced they are calling on goaltender Laurent Brossoit.
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Ron MacLean: “Finally Laurent Brossoit.”
Elliotte Friedman: “Yeah, so Laurent Brossoit is coming back. He’s going to play in the American Hockey League next week during a conditioning period. He’s a member of the Chicago Blackhawks. He hasn’t played in a year and a half. He was injured in the 2024 playoffs and hasn’t played since.”
But the Blackhawks have allowed teams to talk to him so you can understand what his situation is, what this exact operation was, what the process is. And the Blackhawks don’t really have room for him.
Now he’s carrying a $3.3 million cap hit, and not everyone can stomach that. So there may be some work to be done here, but he will be watched closely, and the Blackhawks have allowed people to talk to him.”
Recall that Laurent Brossoit signed a two-year contract with the Blackhawks in the summer of 2024. Before he even played a game for Chicago, however, Brossoit underwent not one but two surgeries. First, he underwent meniscus surgery that forced him to miss the entire 2024-2025 season. Last September, Brossoit underwent hip surgery.
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The Blackhawks wanted to use Brossoit as their pairing partner Arvid Soderblombut instead it was traded for Spencer Knight of the Florida Panthers. That was a wise decision, as the Hawks proposed him a three-year, $17.5 million extension with an AAV of $5.83 million. The investment is already paying off.
Having a goaltender who can play about 25 games per season will help any tandem in the league. He has a career save percentage of .911 and a 2.64 goals-against average. In his final season with the Winnipeg Jets in 23-24, he played in 23 games and posted a record of 15-5-2 with a GAA of 2.00 and a save percentage of .927.
Laurent Brossoit could be an excellent addition to this a team that needs help with goalkeeping.
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