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Originally Posted by Itse
Well, we lost the series because of Elliott, and because Gulutzan had too much faith in Elliott both at the end of game 3 and to start this game.
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In game 3, you can't really fault Elliott for the high-stick non-goal. Maybe you pull Elliott after the game tying goal but by then the whole team was deflated so I don't think the Flames win it in OT even if Johnson was in net.
I don't think Johnson leads this team to 4 straight wins even if he had started this game.
Bottom line, Elliott defecated the bed when his team needed him to make some key saves, and he cost the team a chance to get back into the series.
Gulutzan couldn't get the most out of his players in the rs nor in the playoffs. That's why this team stumbled to a 7th place finish in the conference and got a terrible matchup in the first round, and it's why the Flames are the first team to be bounced from the playoffs this year.