The Next Big Thing: 9 NHL Players Poised to Break Out

Ask any scout and they’ll tell you that the development of goaltenders is notoriously difficult to project. That’s why teams often are hesitant to spend a firstround pick on a young netminder, and why so many legends were taken later in the draft (Henrik Lundqvist, Dominik Hasek) or not drafted at all (Ed Belfour, Curtis Joseph). Jeremy Swayman hopes to prove he belongs on the first list. The promising Boston Bruins netminder was viewed as a long shot when he was drafted 111th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, the 12th goalie selected that June. Four years and 10 NHL…