>On the goalie situation, McCutcheon did exactly the right thing in playing >Elliott from the start, as has been well covered by other responses to Mike's >earlier posting. Bandurski seems to be the kind of goalie, whatever his >skills, who will usually let in just enough goals to lose. Skazyk's best can >be pretty good and maybe he hasn't peaked yet. Elliott could be the best in >the league with softer hands and softer pads. Maybe the reason I feel more comfortable seeing Skazyk in net is because Elliott gives up a lot of predictable goals. There are some moves that beat him almost every time. I think Skazyk is better with coming up with the key save to stop a breakout or slow down an attack. Of course, that's not the consistency you're looking for in a starting goalie, but I hate to be watching a game and knowing that if this guy moves just to the right he's gonna score on us.... -Mike