Laurent Brossoit has been the surprise of the Winnipeg Jets' season, a relatively no-name free-agent signing who has turned into the best backup goalie in the NHL, statistically speaking.
But to understand just how the player and organization got here requires some outside-the-box thinking.
So picture, if you will, that Brossoit is not a hockey player but a straw. Seriously.
"You take a straw and you put it in your hand, straight up, and want to balance a paper plate on it. (Brossoit), because of the laxity in his joints, he's doing that, but as a bendy straw.