Blues to stick with Brian Elliott for Game 7 vs. Stars

Two days after he said he’d choose his Game 7 goaltender after sleeping on it, Ken Hitchcock will go back to Brian Elliott Wednesday night, a decision he called a “no-brainer.”

“I wanted to talk to Brian,” Hitchcock said via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “Brian showed up at the rink yesterday to stop pucks, which surprised everybody. He wanted to go on the ice. I think he earned the right to go at it. He had a tough start to the game like our team. He had the tough seven minutes and paid for it."

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Elliott was pulled from Game 6 after allowing three goals in the opening 17 minutes. Outside of that rough first period, he’s provided outstanding goaltending to the Blues this postseason, posting a .939 EV save percentage in 13 starts.

And like the situation in the crease for the Pittsburgh Penguins with Matt Murray and Marc-Andre Fleury, you go with the goalie who got you here, and that’s Elliott. Allen’s appearance in Game 6 was his first time in the Blues’ net since April 3.

We're now left to wonder what this guy thinks.

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