He was the king of the crease in Winnipeg during parts of the 2014-15 NHL season, playing his way into the No. 1 role on a Jets team that seemed to come alive with every one of his show-stopping saves.
And though many fans wouldn’t have so much as batted an eyelash had the goaltender been honoured with a key to the city during his reign, a tough stretch early in the second half of the season for Michael Hutchinson — combined with an impressive turnaround by Ondrej Pavelec — was enough to return him to the backup role.