Is St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock panicking?
Hitchcock has made a significant change for Game 4: he is starting goalie Jake Allen, in place of Brian Elliott. Elliott has started in the net in every one of the Blues 17 postseason games and got the Blues into the Western Conference Finals.
It’s like changing quarterbacks midgame. The move could have a major impact on Elliott’s confidence, if Hitchcock feels the need to go back to the veteran.
But Hitchcock doesn’t see the move as panic.
“Under normal circumstances, it's probably large,” Hitchcock said earlier Saturday.