Bishop played 60+ games for three seasons in Tampa, that's starting goalie numbers. Bishop didn't play under The Debutante of Defense Ken Hitchcock like Elliott did in St. Louis. Bishop was a Veniza nominee last season and two seasons prior to that.
This season was Brian Elliott's first real chance at solidifying at job as 1 goalie and he fumbled it out of the gate then at the finish line. The only time these two have been on the same level is this season when Bishop was injured for a good chunk of it.
I'll admit to previously choosing Elliott over Bishop towards the end of this season, cheaper to sign and shorter tern where factor and Bishop having an off year. But if you look at the roles they played the numbers they produced it's not even close. Bishop is a boneafide starting goalie in the NHL, Elliott isn't.
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