It was always going to be Brian Elliott. You knew it. We knew it. St. Louis Blues head coach Ken Hitchock knew it, too. He simply refused to say Tuesday.
Cat's out the bag. Elliott will start in the crease for Game 7 against the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night, the club tweeted.
Hitch said Elliott showed up yesterday and wanted to stop pucks. He was impressed by that. Talked to him. Wanted to make sure he felt good.
— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) May 11, 2016
None of the Blues practiced Tuesday, so that Elliott did had some people wondering what was up in the Blues' crease.
Elliott was pulled in Game 6 after a shaky first period, replaced by Jake Allen, who stopped all of the only seven shots he faced in 41:24. But Elliott's been a rock for the Blues in the playoffs, with a .926 save percentage in 13 games.
Game 7 begins shortly after 8 p.m. ET.
