Ducks Assign Laurent Brossoit To AHL

With both regular goaltenders struggling, the Ducks turned to Laurent Brossoit a week and a half ago to try to turn their fortunes around. While he largely did just that, it wasn’t enough to keep his roster spot; the team announced today that the netminder has been sent back to AHL San Diego.

The 33-year-old signed a one-year, $1.1MM contract back in the summer and was expected to have a chance to battle for the backup job in training camp. However, Ville Husso won that job and Brossoit cleared waivers in the fall and was assigned to the Gulls.

Starter Lukas Dostal has had a rough start to his year, posting a 3.76 GAA and a .866 SV% in his ten starts. Husso checked in at 3.55 and .868,…