I think you are probably right...he didn't really do much for the Defense in Pittsburgh either. He must think that resources had to go to forwards there is really no other way to explain it.
It's weird though when it was such a glaring weakness for the team.
i know there is a school of thought that a good enough goalie can makeup for a borderline defense. I don’t buy into that line of thinking but I understand that teams have various approaches to the cap. Some work better than others.