Glove Malfunction
Ference is my binky
You're doing a great job of talking about everything except the actual point, which is that there are people who come in here just about exclusively to shit on Rask when he doesn't play well. I will also add to my analysis of your assertion that they disappear when he's "slightly above average". They STILL shit on him then. They only disappear when he's very, very good. (and then they totally disappear)And he had a .905 SV% the other thirty five or so games. He was also significantly below average in the playoffs. It's really a great example of Rask goal tending. Make 2 incredible saves, then fall asleep on the next 5 shots letting 2 in.
I'm not trying to say he's not maddeningly inconsistent, he is. What I'm saying is that you're not being accurate about how he's treated on these boards.