He hasn't been a threat, he looked weak in the playoffs, I don't care about goalies doing well in the regular season, and you seem to act as if it's the same. He's been just as strong for them as Nabakov and just as timid in the post season. He's stuck behind a team that tries to outscore top players instead of contain them and that can do some real damage in the regular season but contenders are going to do both.
The Blackhawks slid when Keith and Seabrook did and rebounded just the same, it wasn't some developmental hurdle that made Crawford a winner; it wasn't them figuring out Kane was still better as a winger. It was being able to lock down top offensive players and PP's long enough for their best players to capitalize on mistakes or execute on a good scoring chance. Some team's get lucky and can just watch a goalie do that by himself, but those goalies don't win either.
The best goalies in the league aren't winning nearly as many championships as the best goalies in their peak season. There's a ton of goalies out there who have an NHL career because they put up a 1-and-done season, and the Blues have two guys who either already did as close to that as they can or still have a shot at being that player. Obviously they're not going to surpass anyone's career success, but neither of them is so much more prepared to carry the team.
