What It Means:

Elliott was forced to share time between the pipes with Jake Allen, Ryan Miller and Jaroslav Halak during his tenure with the St. Louis Blues, so he's eager to finally have the opportunity to be the number one option. "To have that good of numbers and not get the opportunity to be the number one guy, sometimes it's frustrating," Elliott said. "But I've always believed if you worked hard, put your head down and plowed through it, opportunities will pop up for you."

It may be difficult for Elliott to replicate those numbers from last season, when he recorded a .930 save percentage and 2.07 goals against average.