Last season, Brian Elliott and Jake Allen shared the crease for the St. Louis Blues.

Blues general manager Doug Armstrong told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday he doesn't see the situation changing in the 2016-17. 

"I can see us coming back with both goaltenders,” Armstrong said. “I thought when I looked at it at the end of the season, we were very fortunate to have two goaltenders that were there to grab the ball when it hit the floor. We had those significant injuries to both guys, and both guys took the challenge and then ran with it and then didn’t let the other guy back in the net until an injury.”

Allen out started Elliott 44 to 38 in the regular season, but Elliott was the team's playoff starter after Allen was injured in the final week of the season. Elliott posted a 9-9 record in the postseason with a .921 save percentage and a 2.44 goals against average. Allen made two playoff starts, going 1-1 with a 2.49 GAA and a lacklustre .897 save percentage.

Elliott also owned a slight statistical lead in the regular season.

Blues Goalies - Regular season stats

 
  GP W L OTL SV% GAA SO
Allen 47 26 15 3 0.92 2.35 6
Elliott 41 23 8 6 0.93 2.07 4
 

Armstrong, however, praised the development of the 25-year-old Allen.

“I like our goaltending,” Armstrong told the Post-Dispatch. “I think Jake is still pushing towards being an upper-echelon goalie. He lost the net this year, Brian took it, Brian didn’t give it up. Kudos to Brian for that. I know what’s happening now Jake is preparing to wrestle it back in September, and we’re going to see how it goes down.

"But I would have zero issue if both of these guys came back and were asked to compete and fight.”

Both goaltenders remain under contract for next season at affordable rates. Elliott, 31, is set to make $2.7 million in the final year of his contract, while his cap hit sits at just $2.5 million. Allen is also set to play in the final year of his deal and owns a cap hit of $2.35 million, according to Spotrac.

The Blues finished second in the Central Division in 2015-16 and reached the Western Conference final for the first time since 2001.