| last_stand |
| (the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar) |
| 04/20/16 06:43 PM |
Re: 2015-2016 SAINT LOUIS BLUES
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griffin said:
I just wish we had a playoff goalie.
Elliott is playing fine this year. Not sure why you would want someone else
HE HAS BEEN FINE EVERY YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS WAS NEVER A GOALIE PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All the exclamation marks you can muster will not rewrite history. He has either been hurt, benched or had some stinker games (along wit some good games) in previous playoffs. He has never played this well, this consistently. Do you honestly think Armstrong and Hitchcock would have gone looking for a playoff goalie (Miller) had Elliott been "fine"? They saw what everyone else saw. That is a good netminder that couldn't put it all together for the playoffs. Pretend otherwise all you want and put all the exclamation marks you want. The reality is Elliott has been suspect as a playoff goalie for the past 4 years (one of those with Ottawa where he went 1-2 with a .855 save %).
How about we just be glad he's figured it out and is playing so well? No need to pretend he was just a misunderstood Patrick Roy, waiting to be noticed by everyone but you...
Go Elliott!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Blues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Blues have mismanaged Elliott far more than has Elliott been "suspect" as a playoff goalie.
I'm the first to say he has been on and off over his time with us. Some due to injury, some his mechanics, some his head. Most all of it doing himself no favors.
But he played more than well enough for the series with the Sharks in '11, he played dam well for the series against the Kings in '12.
He had a bad series against the Kings in '11.
That is his playoff track record as a Blue. BUT Army and Hitch screwed up big time with pushing him off for Miller and then again last year going gaga over the rookie Allen and once again ignoring Elliott by never giving him a true shot to be number 1 during the moth of March.
I'm pretty sure this is the first time ever Brian Elliott has been awarded (by choice) the number 1 playoff role as our goal tender. And I insist that decision was taken out of their hands with Allen going down in March.
The Blues have forked this position up for as long as I can remember. We are lucky Elliott didn't tell this franchise to fork off a number of times.
We are 4 games into a potential marathon. Right now, so far, Elliott is the man. Hands down. And damm near no thanks to either Hitch or Army.