Brathwaite was 1-1 in the pre-season, allowing 4.29 goals per game. He and Johan Hedberg were added in the off-season to play behind Kari Lehtonen. Hedberg remains on the roster as Lehtonen's top backup.
Brathwaite spent the past two seasons with Ak-Bars Kazan of Russian Super League.
The quarterfinal matchups have been decided after an exciting final day of preliminary round action at the World Junior Championship.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have had a busy offseason re-tooling their roster. Have they done enough to finally get over the hump?
The Detroit Red Wings are on the upswing, but they'll need their goaltending -- including fresh face Ville Husso -- to be much better this year.
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