Great post indeed!
I wanted to point out that Knight's Stance is kinda tricky when soloing. Since it takes from offense to up defense, it basically allows you to try and outlast the nasty at the sake of losing precious DPS. Maybe with a high AC it won't matter much.
Depending on the mob of course, I try and avoid using it. If I can tell that I am not going to last the fight, I'll kick it off and run.
Keep in mind I'm only lvl 20 though, and I don't have uber loot just yet. I'm using my SK sword and a sub-par sheild. Maybe the 2-handed SKs find it useful.