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Jets acquire Laurent Brossoit as backup for Hellebuyck

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Connor Hellebuyck won’t have to spend much time getting to know his new goaltending partner – the two are already good friends and off-season training partners.

Laurent Brossoit, 25, signed a one-year, one-way deal worth $650,000 Sunday to fill the void left in the Jets net with Saturday’s trade of veteran Steve Mason.

Brossoit, from Port Alberni, B.C., went 3-7-1 in 14 games with the Edmonton Oilers last season, with a 3.24 goals against average and .