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Old 07-06-2016, 06:12 PM   #564
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Originally Posted by FanIn80 View Post
Awesome, thanks! So in a way, it's kinda like they played a touch more conservatively with Allen in net than with Elliott. That's seem pretty natural.
Kind of like when we had McElhinney a few years ago and the team could barely score a goal to save their lives because they were so terrified of giving up scoring chances.

I think looking at goals scored for could be an interesting stat when looking at goalies. If a team feels more comfortable opening up with a particular goalie in net, it can make their numbers look worse on paper, but it doesn't tell the whole story.
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