The same way you did. Been watching the games and can read the stats. Its not that complicated. I'm just not ready to give him Roy or Hasek status until he actually shows up for the playoffs and wins something. If he does that, I'm his biggest fan. It sure seems like this is his time doesn't it? But then again, we've seen his great regular season play before.

All of this regular season hype means NOTHING!! The only thing that matters is what they do in the playoffs. And it is rare that an NHL team succeeds in the playoffs without at least above average netminding. And the Blues play a very conservative / defensive minded game that does not work well with goalies giving up ANY soft goals. We are pretty sure Backes and a few others are not going to come up big, if they show up at all. So goaltending, for better or worse, is paramount for the Blues come playoff time.