Backstrom or the System?

Perhaps the biggest key to the upcoming season for the Minnesota Wild lies between the pipes with Nik Backstrom. While everyone agrees that Backstrom had a superb season last year, this question should be asked: Was it Backstrom or the system?As we all know, Coach Lemaire’s system is a defensive one. He won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils and Martin Broudeur. Since he started in Minny, most of his starting goaltenders have had very, very good seasons. Here is a list of leading Wild goaltenders by season:2000-01 ~ Fernandez (2.24 GAA)2001-02 ~ Roloson (2.68 GAA)2002-03 ~ Roloson (2.00 GAA)2003-04 ~ Roloson (1.88 GAA)2005-06 ~ Fernandez (2.29 GAA)2006-07 ~ Fernandez (2.55 GAA) / Backstrom (1.97 GAA)2007-08 ~ Backstrom (2.31 GAA)2008-09 ~ Backstrom (2.33 GAA)Is it simply a coincidence that every starting netminder for the team has had under a 2.70 GAA? Take away Roloson’s 2001-02 season (which was one year out of expansion) and you’re looking at the leading GAA team in the Wes...