[Author’s Note: The numbers for this article and the corresponding analysis was done prior to the Arizona game on January 20th.]
As I check my calendar I notice we are about halfway through the month of January which means it must be time to freak out bitch and moan hand wring take a critical look at the St. Louis Blues’ goal tender situation.
This year’s critical look is prompted by the “goalie controversy” in which the “starter” goalie is sitting while the “backup” goalie is getting a majority of starts. This comes after a perceived drop in performance on the part of Jake Allen (aka “the starter”).