When the backup comes in and does better than the starter what does that tell you?
1- You are the only team that has two great goalies or
2 - The defense is more responsible for what is going on than you think.
Let gets this straight. The Hawks give up the least amount of goals and it is the defense. NY does it and it is the not one but two great goalies that did it? If there is a fool in this conversation it sure isn't me.
Talbot didn't play better than lundqvist. You forget lundqvist was around 17-3 in his past 20 games before Talbot came in. They both played very well this year.
Defense is very important, and the Rangers have great defense.
Combine great defense with great goaltending and you have the best record in the league.
One of 2 being excellent and the other average, you'll have a good/great team.
One of them being great and the other terrible, you'll have a bad team.