say they belong in such an elite group.

To say I saw Belfour good would be an understatement. For one thing I had him in my keeper league pool for years, and followed his career closely. But any thoughts that he was merely a good goalie in a great situation were dispelled by numerous live viewings. His career record against the Oilers was about 50-3, and his Sv% seemed to hover around .950 until the stupid fans of Edmonton (motto: "We never learn!") started chanting his goddam name, and then it rose to fucking near 1.000. The guy just killed us, game after game, year after year, in Chicago and especially in Dallas.

Belfour was such a combative prick he was underrated as well as hated. But goddammit he wasgood.

And in Bruce's final words are a lot of truth - Belfour was a prickly guy, cranky, sullen, the sort of guy who was downright surly with the media. And he had his off-ice antics as well. (Although Belfour, iirc, always answered his country's call, usually as a backup, also as the third string on a few occasions. Never once did he register a complaint. Happy to be there and a true team player.)

Joseph - all round good guy, big donor to charities, engaging, if bland

Any wonder that one is thought to be the greatest goalie to never win the Cup, one of the greats of the game, while the other often gets run down as overrated?

A player's demeanour affects the coverage of him and as a result