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One goaltending situation I'll be keeping a close eye on this year is with the St. Louis Blues. It's going to be Jake Allen and Brian Elliott splitting time, but can one of them step up and claim the starting job?

I was always waiting for Jaroslav Halak to make Elliott an irrelevant fantasy option, but it never happened. He always did just enough to have importance on your roster. Again I feel like Allen is the more talented guy and should get more of the starts, but given Ken Hitchcock's history of rotating goalies, it's hard to imagine Elliott not being a factor this year. Especially when you consider his salary.

My guess would be that they will split starts with the idea that Allen is the goaltender of the future. The Blues obviously eventually want him to claim the job and try to move Elliott at some point, but I don't see it being this season. It's frustrating because given the way the Blues play defensively, both guys would be great to have on your squad. However, you can't use them as number ones because no one figures to get more than 50 starts.