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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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I don't see it as utter nonsense. Without Johnson's hot play in middle of season, this team is in the lottery.
Guaranteeing playoffs for the Flames with a year of comparable play from Elliott feels like homerism. This team needs to get better in net and other places too.