The statement I have made repeatedly that everyone seems to be missing, is of the players we have, WHO is the proven playoff netminder? I never said the best or the most reliable or any of that. Of who we have, who, as a Blue, has posted the stats to stake a claim. And that person is Brian Elliott.cardsfan04 wrote:I could buy the idea that what Elliott has done as a Blue is more relevant than what he did with the Senators, but not that his Senators record is irrelevant. It's still part of his record in the playoffs.Oaklandblue wrote:I take an issue with you not listening to what I said: Elliott is the proven netminder ON THE TEAM SINCE AS A BLUE.theohall wrote:I still take issue with calling Elliott proven. Given the numbers, Allen is as proven with the same lackluster offense in front of him. Please don't pull the one playoff series win thing. That's lame.
Pay attention:
We had:
Ryan Miller
Jake Allen
Brian Elliott
I am leaving Jaro Halak out because to be fair, he didn't get much of a chance to show what he could do while wearing Blue IN THE PLAYOFFS (caps so it doesn't get missed)
Which of those three is the team's PROVEN playoff netminder. Not better netminder, but PROVEN.
Elliott has played two playoffs for us, 2.37/9.04 and his last outing was .919/1.90, owns the only series win we have had in what, half a decade?
Meanwhile, Miller was sub-900 AS A BLUE in the playoffs. Jake is .904 in his first playoff appearance.
Which of the three is the proven playoff guy on the team? This isn't rocket science or some lame thing, like you tried to pull without looking at Stats. I don't give a damn what Senators Elliott did, what he does AS A BLUE is all that should matter to us.
And if we want to talk about the regular season, feel free to check out Brian's stats WHILE HE HAS BEEN A BLUE. Count his franchise records and that Jennings Trophy thing he shared with Halak. Oh and that All-Star appearance if that means anything, too.
Like the rest of this team, he's being derailed by an incompetent front office who is operating in the past, not in the present.
If this team has an actual future, it will really surprise me.
Elliott has 6 playoff wins. Saying he's a proven playoff goaltender is a stretch no matter how you skew the scenario. He's won one playoff series in his career. Not saying he can't win more, and I'm not knocking him. I like Elliott. But, he hasn't proven a whole lot in the playoffs.
Does anyone care if he won a Stanley Cup with another team? No. Does anyone care if he won a Vezina with another team? Also no. What do we care about? What he does on THIS team, right?
Whether Brian Elliott is the standard of all playoff proven netminders is something I won't argue because he doesn't own a Cup. The statement I made was, of those we have, Brian, as a Blue, is the most playoff proven. Simple as that.