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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This is just utter nonsense.
Elliott has a history of alternating up and down years, with the 2016–17 counting as an "off year." If he returns to the Flames he will not be faced with the same adjustments at the beginning of the season as he was this last year. He may not be the best option in goal, but I cannot imagine that he will be any worse than he was this past season, and the Flames finished in sixth place.
The Flames are a playoff team with merely competent goaltending, and Elliott provides that at a minimum.
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Calling that utter nonsense is a bit dramatic. All teams that don't make the playoffs are lottery teams. We finished tied for the last playoff spot in the West despite a historic winning streak and no significant injuries. With Dallas potentially adding Bishop to shore up their pathetic goaltending and Winnipeg's young guns getting a year older, we're far from guaranteed lock to make the playoffs...especially if we have Elliott and an unproven goalie leading the charge.