We are not even close to the worst defensive team in the league. The consistent defense of Bob is actually sickening on this board. He makes 10 million f***ing dollars and rarely covers for mistakes. He is paid to be a difference maker and it’s one, in a terrible way. He is putting up numbers that gets rookies benched, let alone a starting goalie.
i didn't quantify our defensive shitiness, i just said it was shite. we had a some periods over the past couple of years when we manage to play with some more structure and, surprise! - both goaltenders started looking all-world.
right now, i believe the public models are fooling us - we aren't playing well defensively. i wasn't able to watch the blues game but from what i can tell, it was a clown show. and knight's numbers reflected that poor play. his numbers looked worse than bob's.
look, i was skeptical about the signing and i agree that he will never live up to the contract. that doesn't mean he hasn't been very good here/can't be again. or even win a cup.
ps - lou was great but he never played behind a wide-open offense without structure like we have here now. (actually, i'm not sure wtf we have here now but that's another story...) we don't know how he would've fared. and even still, i remember defending him against posters here. remember the "reboundo" gang?
*sigh*