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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
I'm probably in the minority here, but the more I think about it, the more I wouldn't mind Elliott back on a cheap(really cheap) short term deal. I just don't like the idea of continually using the goalie as a scape goat. I just worry that like always blaming the coach it will take accountability away from the other players. Elliott crapped the bed in the playoffs, but other than in game 3(in which 2 of the goals shouldn't have counted) he never cost his team the games all together. Game 4 he let in 1 goal and we scored 1 goal, you aren't going to win a lot of games only scoring 1 goal.
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I also wouldn't mind this, because it tells the team that they're not blaming the season on goaltending. Getting a whole new set of tenders will subconsciously make the players and coach believe that the season's failure (relative of course) wasn't on them. Elliott certainly didn't help things but 2 even strength goals in 4 games is just not good enough, and I really hope the players and coaching staff realize that.