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Chiarelli under the gun to bring in another goalie to Edmonton

This in from Sportsnet commentator John Shannon, his assessment of the confidence that Edmonton Oilers fans have in goalie Laurent Brossoit.

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Shannon told Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now that Brossoit let in several weak goals in Edmonton’s 7-5 win over Calgary on Saturday. Two Calgary goals game on undeflected, unscreened shots from the corner.

“Those are fully on Brossoit’s plate,” Shannon said. “Those two. Fully on Brossoit’s plate. Those pucks cannot go in the net. They cannot go in the net. Listen, Laurent Brossoit has a chance to prove he’s a National Hockey League goaltender. He’s had a chance to do it. You saw in the Toronto game, in the third period he had (when he made some big saves). But he lost all of his currency in the third period in Calgary. He lost it all. There is not one Oilers fan, if they are being true to themselves, that has confidence in Brossoit when the pucks comes over the blueline now. I truly believe that. And I’m not trying to be negative. I’m trying to be a realist.”