Blues Re-Sign Brian Elliott to 3 year deal

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Re: Blues Re-Sign Brian Elliott to 3 year deal

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Oaklandblue wrote:
not_a_wings_fan wrote:
not_a_wings_fan wrote:
Kerfuffle wrote:The top 3 destinations for Miller are Anaheim, San Jose, and Vancouver. All 3 teams need a goalie and Miller has stated his desire to play in California where his wife is.
lol, sure... Vancouver maybe.
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•And finally, where will Ryan Miller land? The decision by the St. Louis Blues to not try to re-sign him after a first-round playoff exit was probably a mutual decision anyway. It means Miller is headed to the July 1 unrestricted free agency market for the first time in his career, which was pretty much always the plan. He’s been linked for almost a year to the Anaheim Ducks, perhaps because Miller’s wife, Noureen DeWulf, is an actress, so the fit would certainly work from that perspective. But a source told ESPN.com Wednesday that the Ducks have decided to stick with the kids in net, John Gibson and Frederik Andersen, and do not plan on courting Miller. You can also rule out fellow California club San Jose. The word out of there is that the Sharks are going to continue to focus on their mini-rebuild and it’s about youth for them. Adding veteran players is not in the cards in San Jose.
Miller blew it bigtime. He could have named his own price and gotten it had he played lights out for us. He has no one to blame but himself and I'm honestly happy to see it. He'll end up a backup and he won't get as much as he was getting before, IF he's lucky.
He'll be lucky to be a backup? That might be a bit of an exaggeration. He cost himself money for sure. But, he'll land a starting gig somewhere. Minnesota hasn't addressed goaltending yet, have they? That might be a landing spot for him.
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Re: Blues Re-Sign Brian Elliott to 3 year deal

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He might land as a starter somewhere, but I doubt it's for a team that considers themselves a contender for the cup. Miller's 34 years old and played below average for the best defensive team in the league. He cost himself MILLIONS with his play. I would not be shocked to see him sign for less than Halak just got both in dollars and years. He really, really f'd himself here.
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Re: Blues Re-Sign Brian Elliott to 3 year deal

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Ells the puck is now in your corner...

If this gets us more talent on top two lines I'm ok with this. Now "Stretch Armstrong" needs to stretch the pocket book...
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