I think missing the playoffs will be more on Yzerman than Lalonde. He didn't make any moves to improve the defense at the TDL like he should have. And it was Yzerman who gambled on Reimer/Husso. I can't even imagine how bad we'd be if Lyon didn't steal the starter job.
Reimer has basically the same stats as Lyon, even with Lyon's hot streak. Not taking anything away from Lyon as without him we likely are out of the playoffs by a lot, but Reimer has been fine outside that 4-5 game stretch where he let 4 or more in that stretch. .906 from a backup goalie, especially this season is pretty good, especially with our shitty defence and team effort a lot of nights. Weird how Lyon at .907 gets put into such a different tier of goalie on here, just because most like his style better.
With regards to Berube, I don't get the love, as while winning a Cup his first season in St. Louis on the back of hot goaltending from Binnington, he missed the playoffs last season and was going to again this season with a team that should easily be in the playoffs.
I also don't get why Yzerman wants to follow Armstrong's view of building, as outside that 1 Cup, St. Louis is always one of those teams that should be better than they are, and are never really a consistent threat. Walman and Fabbri are the only Blues of note we have kept, from them. Nice pickups for sure, especially for the price, but not game changers at all.