Quote:
Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Counting their recent wins is one measure to be sure. But Elliott looked shaky in many of those wins and they were clearly against lesser competition. If you want to take a numbers based approach, look at their save percentage and GAA for the entire year.
In my view, Johnson had already been given the starters job (tenuous, to be sure) but he lost his hold after some underwhelming starts. I would suggest he has it back again, and will receive the majority of the starts rest of the way. Johnson really controls the situation and playing time will be predicated mostly on his play...
|
So, by your very description here you would seem to agree with me that Johnson is still NOT the clear starting goalie in Calgary, since his work load is very much performance based and the leash is short.
Quote:
|
I predict Elliott gets about 10 starts rest of the season. If he gets more than that, it will mean Johnson is not playing well or is hurt.
|
I disagree. The other way that Elliott will get more starts is by playing well. If he has a great game or two then I am pretty confident the coaches will want to see more from him. Riding the "hot hand" is how the goalies have been deployed thus far, and I don't see why it wouldn't continue down the stretch—and this is the very definition of a goaltending tandem. I guess the difference between you and me is our confidence in Elliott: you seem to have rejected the possibility that he will play better in the back half, and I am betting that he will return to form.