Not sure if this has been brought up yet, but here's an article of Freeway's where he talks to Justin Goldman of The Goalie Guild about Brossoit. Goldman has very very interesting key words in this article (bolded below):
http://thehockeywriters.com/a-look-i...-goalie-guild/
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“He was one of the two hidden gems in terms of draft availability,” said Goldman. “The Flames literally got a steal with him. Coming out of juniors before the Oil Kings, he was pretty highly touted because of his combination of size and skill. While that was really raw potential, again, when you get drafted it’s such a huge confidence booster. You’re basically put on a certain path where you’re going to work ten times harder than you ever have before to turn into a pro goaltender.”
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Goldman singled out Brossoit and Carolina’s Matt Mahalak (drafted immediately after each other) as the two best steals in the 2011 draft in terms of teams finding hidden gems.
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P.S. Thanks to Freeway for this article. Very insightful.