Why Ozzie is worth starting

This year the Red Wings got off to a slow start and did not look as dominant as usual. Among those who received a lot of criticism lately is goaltender Chris Osgood. Ozzie has gotten off to one his worst starts in years. Now some even question if he is fit to start. The case sounds right: Osgood has looked sloppy and his backup, Ty Conklin, has been doing well. Conklin has already gotten his followers who shout to Mike Babcock that he should be the one in net. Scream all you want, but Ozzie's here to stay.
You can laugh all you want, but let me remind you that several reacted the same way when I selected the Philadelphia Eagles to beat the Giants in the playoffs, not to mention when I followed it up with their downfall against Arizona. But I digress. We aren't here to talk about football, we're here to discuss the Detroit Red Wings goalie dilemma.
Why should Ozzie stay? Hasn't he been playing bad this year? Ah, good point but I have a theory, and let me explain it before you make any assumptions that I'm off my nut. While Osgood did admittedly start poorly, he has looked much better since returning from his groin injury. Expect this to continue. My thoery is that Ozzie came into the year and kind of fell asleep at first, blinded by pride, then panicked and played even worse. What he needed was some time off. The injury gave him that time to regroup.
So now I list my 5 reasons why Ozzie is worthy of the starter role.
1.He is likely to bounce back. This sort of goes back to what I just stated: Ozzie is recovering. There is a good chance that Osgood can use this momentum to shine in goal during the second half. Don't be shocked if he returns to being the goalie he was last season.
2.Babcock has faith in him. Throughout the season, Babcock has defended Osgood and repeatedly stated that he is the starter. Do you disagree? Fine. Take Babcock's job. See how you handle it.
3.You can't ignore the past. One reason many would prefer Conklin is that they believe he is capable of leading the Wings to a Stanley Cup. Ozzie, however, HAS led them to a Stanley Cup, and he shined that year, being considered by many the best goalie in the NHL. The argument is "Don't be a slave to history." But history can repeat itself, and it does so many times. How else did we win 11 Stanley Cups? Ozzie has done it, his opponent hasn't, which brings me to #4
4. Conks isn't ready. Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against Ty Conklin. The man is an outstanding player. But his role is to be the helper. He is Detroit's Chester Taylor, a solid no.2, but not good enough to be THE GUY. Conklin has done good in the game's he's played, but if he became the starter, the pressure might ruin him altogether.
5.The team is behind him NHL players play best when with a familiar goalie. Ozzie is that goalie. The Wings don't know Conklin well enough to play with him as their primary starter yet. When the team knows their goalie, they are better at supporting him and usually play better. Who better than Osgood to lead them? Osgood, who led them to a championship. Osgood, who soon became the most underrated goalie in the NHL. Osgood, who defied his naysayers who claimed he was inconsistent (I'm not afraid to admit I was among them at the time). Osgood, who made the miracle save in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals as time expired to seal the victory (and cup) for Detroit.
Scream all you want but this is Ozzie's team, and that won't change anytime soon.