Elliott's play has been really impressive of late, but with the way he started the season I think that it is only reasonable for the Flames to wait and see if he can maintain it. I forget which poster did it, but there was an interesting breakdown of Elliott's season last year where he struggled in the first half as well and then was lights out from then on.
That is a fairly concerning trend and might make the Flames think twice about running with him as the starter over the medium term. For me, if he's willing to sign a 2-3 year deal below $4 million, then I think the Flames ought to do it. If he wants more term or more money than that, then they should take a look at the goalie market in the summer and look to see if there is an option that isn't too expensive.
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