Agree. And my dilemma is that during the regular season, there is no other goalie I would want on my team. But during clutch moments, he's collapsed too many times for me to feel confident in him. I also agree that many of the goals were not mostly his fault. But in the end, you want a goalie that can elevate their game in the biggest moments and steal games for you. That's what makes greatness... in any sport. And that is not what I see from Rask. In those moments, I'd rather have a goalie with a 3M salary and 4M spent elsewhere.
Just to go back to the Thomas Cup Finals for a second. He may have cost Boston 1 game in that series, but look at the entire body of work. In a 7-game series, he let in 8 goals. From games 1-7 it went: 1-3-1-0-1-2-0. That is simply insane! And if you go back 1 game further, he got the shutout in game 7 of the ECF vs. Tampa. So Thomas finished those playoffs by only allowing 8 goals in his last 8 games. Absurd numbers. Compared to Rask's 18 goals allowed in the 7-game series vs. St. Louis. Choke job.
To me Thomas will always be the better Boston goalie. If Rask eventually wins a Cup it will make it closer, but even still.
Thomas: 4x All Star, 2x Vezina, Conn Smythe
Rask: 3x All Star, 1 Vezina