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Originally Posted by btimbit
Elliott's just never gotten the credit he deserves. He's put up elite numbers for years, but never himself gets called elite. People are pointing to his years in Ottawa 6 freaking years ago, like he's just some flash in the pan. I don't get it.
Hopefully management doesn't go with a 1a 1b scenerio again, I'm really excited to see what Elliott can do if he's finally the guy and gets 60-65 starts
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I think it's because he has only one NHL season where he has played more than half of his team's games (46 a year ago). Whatever the reasons for that, I am not sure (injuries, managed workload, inconsistency... I don't know his history).
I think it's reasonable to question whether he can maintain those types of numbers being a true #1 and not a 1a or 1b. Some goalies are lights out when they have a light workload but fall apart if they have to play more than 50 games. Until Elliot answers that question, some people are going to be apprehensive.
Edit: Sorry, he played 55 one year in Ottawa but didn't post great numbers.