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Just stop.
The goalies have never been the problem with this team......except for the failed experiment when they brought your savior over for the end of the season and playoff run......what was that washed up bastards name again?
Like it or not......one goalie has been through it all and still stands tall. He deserves to be the #1 and given a chance to take the team down the road in the playoffs. That man is Brian Elliot.......the same as it has been since he got here.
Get over it.
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You mean Ell's? 
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Fork you Dabber.
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Just stop.
The goalies have never been the problem with this team......except for the failed experiment when they brought your savior over for the end of the season and playoff run......what was that washed up bastards name again?
Like it or not......one goalie has been through it all and still stands tall. He deserves to be the #1 and given a chance to take the team down the road in the playoffs. That man is Brian Elliot.......the same as it has been since he got here.
Get over it.
griffin
Glad that's settled.
Now let's win the Cup.
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Another blues team with no heart. Watched them stand around in the third period against the Avalanche especially the last 2 minutes. Once again the Blues blow a game when they should have earned a 2 point win in regulation. Ought to change their name to the Cubs.
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Hey, Elliot is only 5-1-1 since taking over for Allen.....and he's only stopped 111 of 117 shots. Let's get rid of him.....he sucks.
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Elliott does not usually suck during the regular season. In fact, he has a pretty good history of regular season success. He has historically waited until the playoffs to suck... Allen is about the same with a little less history. The problem with both has nothing to do with talent or regular season performance. For both it is all about stepping up and playing well during the playoffs.
I believe you have described the Blues in general.. just saying..  
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Hey, Elliot is only 5-1-1 since taking over for Allen.....and he's only stopped 111 of 117 shots. Let's get rid of him.....he sucks.
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Elliott does not usually suck during the regular season. In fact, he has a pretty good history of regular season success. He has historically waited until the playoffs to suck... Allen is about the same with a little less history. The problem with both has nothing to do with talent or regular season performance. For both it is all about stepping up and playing well during the playoffs.
I believe you have described the Blues in general.. just saying..
Make no mistake, I don't put the Blues playoff woes on the back of the netminders. They certainly play a role and need to step up much better than they have in the past. The biggest "blame" goes to the core players that have all but vanished when it comes playoff time.
If this team can't figure out how to score and play a full 60 mins of hockey, it isn't going to matter who is between the pipes. Hopefully this long rest and the return of Schwartz will give them a boost.
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Man, we gotta get rid of Elliot. I wish there was a #1 goalie we could trade for.
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I have come around on Allen.......no problem with him being the #1.
Enough with your high ground crap on Elliott. A month ago you had him at #2.
I wanna win a Cup. I could give a flyin fork who's in net just so it's the right guy to win that cup.
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ditto! 
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Patrick Roy would be a great pickup at this point!
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I have come around on Allen.......no problem with him being the #1.
Enough with your high ground crap on Elliott. A month ago you had him at #2.
I wanna win a Cup. I could give a flyin fork who's in net just so it's the right guy to win that cup.
That hurts me. I was trying to be serious. Seriously, do you think we can trade Elliot for a possible #1? Seriously, this guy just can't get it done.
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Blues having a tough time scoring. Elliot has been playing better than the rest of those pansies.
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You could put the 1976 Canadiens team out there and this coach and management would screw them up..
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FOUR GOALS.
I guess cows can fly now too.
And another great game for Elliott.
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Elliott now #1 in Save Percentage and #3 in GAA in the league.
I tell you, this guy is just not a #1 goaltender. If the Blues are going to have a meaningful playoff run they will have to do something at this position.
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No, he will just need to play this way when it matters. As of today, he has shown a propensity for good and even great play in he regular season and to go David Backes on us in the playoffs. No doubt he as the ability. The question is whether or not he can show up in the playoffs... Of course if they play him like this until then, he may collapse mid-game from exhaustion. They really should think about getting him a rest in the near future...
More importantly...
Why the fork is Robby Fabbri fighting? Why the fork is Tarasenko fighting a few weeks ago? WTF is wrong with this team that valuable goal scorers are running the risk of broken bones in fights? It isn't like we have a plethora of goal scorers and can afford to lose one for 6 weeks or so while a hand or facial bone heals... I think it shows just how lacking this team is in toughness and leadership.
And what happened to Hitchcock's revelation this past off-season that he needed to change a little too? What happened to opening up the offense a little and letting some of these playmakers make plays? I fear this style in the postseason is going to make it very hard to win game and ultimately series. We shall see.
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On the goaltending issue, there are plenty of people claiming the job is Allens when he gets back. This is crazy talk but I don't trust Hitch to make the right call come April. And dad burn it that's one friggen thing he needs to get right this time. If he cools Elliott off at this point trying to get Allen right I'm gonna put 150 lbs on and go down there and sumo wrestle the forker down. bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Play makers? We got play makers. We got over play makers. We need FINISHERS.
Other than Chicago and LA and Dallas, the rest of the west is having their troubles scoring as well. It's not an insurmountable problem, it's a matter of picking up 1/2 goal a game to close out and then maintain in the playoffs. If Tending stays solid, a guy like Schwartz lighting up and getting the rest of the team sparked up to score a few more goals here and there and getting Senko back on track is all we need.
Panthers and Lightening were like 15-2 on home ice since January one. I find it hard to complain about 2 wins and 7 goals down there.
IF PLAYED RIGHT BY HITCH, this team has one issue to work on that I can see. A big one, but just ONE.
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The fact is......this is 4th best team in hockey right now, with THE #1 GOALIE in hockey right now.
Yep, they've got a few games up on a few teams, but worst case scenario is them at 6th or 7th in the league.....DESPITE an injury run to rival any team in the league.
Does this team have enough to make a cup run? I doubt it.....they don't really have another gear, or at least one that they've shown.
This is a really good hockey team. This is not a Stanley Cup team.....but goaltending has NOTHING to do with it.
We are just short on skill players.......seems hard to believe after all the draft picks, etc....but we are.
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Free Jake Allen!
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It's ridiculous to continue on like this.....we have to do something to get a #1 goalie.
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Now playing the part of Jeky........or is it Hyde?
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http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/b...b2c2f14f25.html
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sptsman
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Now playing the part of Jeky........or is it Hyde?
I will just cut & paste this over and over until you get it:
As of today, he has shown a propensity for good and even great play in he regular season and to go David Backes on us in the playoffs. No doubt he as the ability. The question is whether or not he can show up in the playoffs...
Besides, I don't think anyone sees the goaltending as the Blues #1 issue, going into the playoff... 
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Watched all of last nights game, including OT. To say it was no gem would be an understatement. For two of the top teams in the League, it was one ugly game...
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