That 1st goal was bloody awful, but other than that I thought Luongo played fairly well. He's a guy who thrives on lots of shots, so it's not surprising he wasn't at his sharpest after only facing 9 shots through 2 periods. While that goal was basically inexcusable, he did atone for it at the end. He'll need to be sharper against the US, and I think he probably will be. The team seemed to let up once they went up 3-0 and that was evident in the goal and the poor team defense in the latter part of the 3rd.
Also, I thought despite not showing up much on the scoresheet, Iginla has looked fantastic at both ends of the rink the last couple of games. Several times tonight I noticed him breaking up dangerous Slovakian chances through good defensive awareness and positioning. He always seemed to be in the right place at the right time in the defensive zone which led to a good transition game.
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