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Flyers sure sound like they’ll stick with Elliott

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Brian Elliott practices at PPG Paints Arena. - MATT SUNDAY / DKPS

Brian Elliott will be right back in the Flyers' net for Game 2, from Dave Hakstol's tone following practice Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.

“I fully stand by what I said last night,” Philadelphia's coach responded to a reporter's question on the topic. “That was how I felt, and I’m not going to move away for sure from that.”

What Hakstol said of his goaltending situation Wednesday, the previous night, after Elliott gave up five goals on 19 shots in the Penguins' 7-0 rout in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, was this: “I fully stand by what I said last night with how I felt, and I'm not going to move away from that. But again, I'm not making any lineup decisions or announcing any lineup decisions today. I've never done that. We'll do that on game days."

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