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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
so St. Louis sold high and the flames bit.
good stats, yes. a guy over 30 who has been a career backup or 1B at best. flames were taking a risk as most teams do, when hoping a backup could indeed be 'the man"
so just saying. Treliving would have gotten tons of credit for stealing a great goalie if Elliott was lights out, so he should get blame if it doesn't work out.
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To be fair, it does work sometimes. Talbot's been great for the Oilers.
Treliving rolled the dice and lost. I think it was a worthwhile gamble. At least Treliving had the foresight not to extend him on a monster deal right away. This would all look so much worse if Elliott was signed for $5 million+ for the next 3-4 years.