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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I find it funny how a lot of people look at a goalie with terrible stats that plays on bad team and give that player the benefit of the doubt. But a goalie with decent personal stats on a good team is written off as a product of the good team.
Quite often, a team is exactly the product of its goaltending, or at least a big factor of their record is due to goaltending.
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We just had Elliott here for a season. He is the definition of a goalie being the product of the system. Mediocre before he went to the Blues, had some excellent numbers, and mediocre when he comes to the Flames.
I can see why people are not sold on a good backup playing for a top team being the answer. I also am more inclined to give a guy like Bishop or Fleury (both who had poor statistical regular seasons) the benefit of the doubt because they have proven they can play as a number 1 in the past and do well.
If Elliott had 5 seasons of 55-60+ games per season in St. Louis I would be more inclined to have him return. He was never been a legit number one and it makes sense why