ESPN.com · May 19, 2016
Pavelski, Elliott fighting like Badgers for Cup shot
Barry Melrose says the goalie is the most important player in any sport. Why? The goalie is always in the game and so Melrose selects Brian Elliott as more valuable to the Blues than Joe Pavelski is to the Sharks. (1:23)As each game of the Western Conference finals between the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks plays out, a group of about 15 guys is texting each other like crazy, analyzing everything Brian Elliott and Joe Pavelski do.
It's a win-win for the members of the 2006 NCAA national championship team from Wisconsin -- no matter what, one of their bros is headed to the Stanley Cup finals.