06-20-2017, 11:34 PM
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#21
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Grande Prairie
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In my eye the conditional 3rd rounder for extending him turned out to be a poison pill. If there was no cost to re sign him I think they may have given him another year or at least looked at a 1A/1B scenario. But to take the risk and give up another pick, just too high of a cost.
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06-20-2017, 11:42 PM
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#22
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Franchise Player
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Best of luck to Brian Elliott!
i was definitely hoping he 'was the guy' for us... and for a while it totally looked like he turned the corner on that post Christmas run and looked like the goalie we were all hoping he would be...
sadly, that showing versus Anaheim basically made it impossible for him to return... one bad game you can live with, but really it was 3 (well 2.25 bad games)... but those games he looked like he didn't even belong in the league...
optics would have made it very tough for the organization to bring him back...
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06-20-2017, 11:53 PM
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#23
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Franchise Player
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I was sad when he crapped the bed in the first round. What about me?
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06-21-2017, 12:20 AM
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#24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunk
I was sad when he crapped the bed in the first round. What about me?
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I don't know you but I trust Friedman. Let me know when he reports it
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06-21-2017, 12:33 AM
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#25
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
I don't know you but I trust Friedman. Let me know when he reports it
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Why you gotta be such a tool yo?
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06-21-2017, 12:38 AM
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#26
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Brisbane
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AC
Hard not to feel bad for Brian. Really tough way to end a season, and more importantly, a contract. Pretty easy to see there was very little chance of him coming back though.
Hope he rebounds well.
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Hope he rebounds well from not controlling rebounds well.
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06-21-2017, 05:05 AM
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#27
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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A decent fella who seemed to really like Calgary. He put in one hell of a run to get us back into playoff contention and that should be given more credit than it has to date.
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06-21-2017, 06:02 AM
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#28
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Franchise Player
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Nightmare scenario: Elliott plays lights out this season wherever he goes and eliminates the Flames from the playoffs...
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06-21-2017, 07:35 AM
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#29
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Singapore
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Were it not for that conditional third I think there's a good chance he would have remained a Flame notwithstanding the playoffs.
Pretty crazy to think in his one and only season with the Flames he set the team's all-time goalie win streak record.
It's a tough business sometimes.
Thank you Moose.
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06-21-2017, 08:46 AM
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#30
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The C-spot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geeoff
Nightmare scenario: Elliott plays lights out this season wherever he goes and eliminates the Flames from the playoffs...
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You mean the quintessential Calgary Flames scenario which is almost sure to happen.
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06-21-2017, 08:49 AM
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#31
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Five-hole
You mean the quintessential Calgary Flames scenario which is almost sure to happen.
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With Elliott in the net I am pretty sure that this won't happen.
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06-21-2017, 08:52 AM
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#32
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
Not only am I sad that Elliott didn't work out, I am also disappointed that he abandoned his all-red gear mid way through the season. It was beautiful.
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I'm pretty sure that change coincided with his big turnaround and win streak, so there was really no saving the red stuff.
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Originally Posted by Geeoff
Nightmare scenario: Elliott plays lights out this season wherever he goes and eliminates the Flames from the playoffs...
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I actually think the odds are good that Elliott has a great season. But what team could he go to that would play Calgary? All western PO teams have goalies. He could play for Vancouver or Arizona or Vegas, but who cares?
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06-21-2017, 08:58 AM
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#34
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geeoff
Nightmare scenario: Elliott plays lights out this season wherever he goes and eliminates the Flames from the playoffs...
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Not far fetched at all. Elliott stood on his head many times when the Blues owned the Flames for a few years. I just hope Mike Smith can continue his domination of the Oilers in a Flames jersey.
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06-21-2017, 09:19 AM
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#35
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CGY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
A decent fella who seemed to really like Calgary. He put in one hell of a run to get us back into playoff contention and that should be given more credit than it has to date.
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I almost feel his run was overrated. He played well when the entire team was playing well unlike Johnson who was stealing games when the team played poorly.
Both goalies were decent 1B options. They both played well in stretches and the fact they were not Hiller bad resulted in the Flames making the playoffs.
Elliott's start and finish to the season were poor and it is best that both parties move on which clearly has happened.
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06-21-2017, 09:28 AM
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#36
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary, AB
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Elliott to Philadelphia the most likely scenario? Maybe Winnipeg?
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06-21-2017, 09:33 AM
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#37
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vinny01
I almost feel his run was overrated. He played well when the entire team was playing well unlike Johnson who was stealing games when the team played poorly.
Both goalies were decent 1B options. They both played well in stretches and the fact they were not Hiller bad resulted in the Flames making the playoffs.
Elliott's start and finish to the season were poor and it is best that both parties move on which clearly has happened.
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He set a fricken record. Held by Calgary's second best all time goalie, playing for Calgary's best all time team.
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06-21-2017, 09:35 AM
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#38
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire
Elliott to Philadelphia the most likely scenario? Maybe Winnipeg?
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You know, the really crappy part about all of this is that this could have gone so much differently.
Every opportunity was there, all he had to do was play well.
Moose seemed like such a genuine person and a great teammate but he just could not get his game together.
I'm sad to see Elliott the person and teammate leave but ecstatic that Elliott the infuriating goaltender leave.
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06-21-2017, 09:37 AM
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#39
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
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Man, I feel like Smith is going to disappoint you guys. Don't get me wrong, I really hope not.
Can't wait for this forum to blow up about him staying in his net and quit playing with the puck.
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06-21-2017, 09:38 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CGY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
He set a fricken record. Held by Calgary's second best all time goalie, playing for Calgary's best all time team.
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The team also set a record and at the end of the day were still a wildcard team that was swept in the first round. Elliott did not steal games during that run. He played very well during that stretch but so did the whole group
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