I hate to pile on Elliott, he probably slept worse than I did. But nobody would be talking about the team letting this slip away, or getting on their heels if he makes a couple more saves.
The team totally dominated for the first half of the game, but even after that it wasn't like they were getting owned, with tons of great chances given up. They actually did a pretty good job of keeping it 50/50 hockey or better. Very rarely does a team totally dominate from start to finish.
The team did get tight after the high stick goal, and at that point they were very worried about Elliott.
If Elliott plays even average, we are talking about a dominating win and a totally different series. I really don't put much resposibity on the rest of the team in this game.
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