Mike was contracted as a stay at home dman - by implication, if he scores goals and adds assists, he's more than doing his job! Every player has off days. It's true he probably did not deserve MOM a few weeks ago but he
is a solid dman, and it seems that some folks have forgotten that he was part of the 2nd best defensive unit in the League last year....and this year.
Scotty Romfo was also signed as a stay at home dman - he has also scored and assisted in several games. Ritchie and Jarvo are all-rounders. We are lucky to have that flexibility.