if he need to shorten his bench against germany, canada is in deep,deep trouble
this game will be like a pratice for canada
Babcock wouldn't shorten the bench due to being in trouble. He would shorten it because he has no clue how to handle 20 skaters instead of 18, and it is ruining the entire team.
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Osgood played well the last 2 stanley finals, but it's pretty clear at his age that is not on those levels. So stop with the Osgood crap. I am talking about the 3 goalies on Team Canada who deserve to be thier.
The hate for Luongo in this thread is ridiculous. Hate the players when the Flames play against them if you want, but still have to acknowledge the quality individual that Luongo is.
I still don't see Fleury as having near the ability, experience, or mental strength that either Brodeur or Luongo have, and after Brodeur's last game... that's saying something.
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Not suprised that a canuck fan would disgrace an Stanley Cup Champ...considering you prob have zero respect for what it takes to win one....Fluery > Luongo.
that's weak, you at least used to put some effort in to the anti canuck posts
I said team canada views Luongo>Fleury, based on the fact that Luongo has played so far and was the backup last night. I didn't offer my personal opinion over the matter at all in that post
and I don't know where the zero respect for what it takes to win a cup from? neither of us have ever won the stanley cup, so I would think you and I are in the same boat on that one
The hate for Luongo in this thread is ridiculous. Hate the players when the Flames play against them if you want, but still have to acknowledge the quality individual that Luongo is.
I still don't see Fleury as having near the ability, experience, or mental strength that either Brodeur or Luongo have, and after Brodeur's last game... that's saying something.
Wow, I agree in entirety with a calculoso post I think for the first time ever .
I agree the Luongo stuff is tiring. Really tiring. Some people need a new shtick.
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I don't think Canada will get by Russia in the Quarters. I believe Babcock will go down in the annals of Canadian Olympic hockey as a colossal failure. It seems management is already upset with him.
I don't think Babcock has a clue what he is doing. Some weird, weird choices. Not only is mgmt onto him, but his assistant coaches as well; was it against the Swiss that Hitchcock went storming down into the dressing room between periods, with various gripes such as the team not going to and crashing the net hard enough etc?
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I still don't see Fleury as having near the ability, experience, or mental strength that either Brodeur or Luongo have, and after Brodeur's last game... that's saying something.
I just am so embarassed that the fans will be shouting "Louuuuuu" every chance they get. Such a terrible tradition.
I am not just saying this as a Canuck hater but I am seriosuly worried about Luongo's chance in a big game vs Russia or Sweden. He might need to go to the bathroom like in 07 or forget how to play altogether like 09.
Not suprised that a canuck fan would disgrace an Stanley Cup Champ...considering you prob have zero respect for what it takes to win one....Fluery > Luongo.
You know what it took for Fleury to win one? Having Crosby and Malkin on his team. His cup winning goaltending performance was one of the worst by a cup winner in decades. In fact, the last time a goalie won a cup with numbers similar to his was Barrasso who had the benefit of playing behind Lemieux and Jagr.
Here are the cup winning goalies since 1990 and their numbers in those playoff years:
Man, CP can really be embarrasing and petty sometimes. Jesus guys, this is friggen Team Canada.
I thought it would be 2 weeks of every teams fans coming together and cheering for our heroes at home.
Instead Flames fans have been making silly, petty comments all week.
"Wahhhh, I don't even care if they lose if that guy's playing" Waaaahhhh, I can't cheer for a team with that guy on it"
Do you see Vancouver fans saying "wahhh, I won't cheer for a Team Canada with a Flames player on it"?
You guys sound like whiny kids. If you're not going cheer for Canada, then put your money where your mouth is and stop cheering from here on out, instead of sticking around a being happy when we win and then whining about how you don' really care if they win or not and it's because of certain players on the team, when they lose.
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You know what it took for Fleury to win one? Having Crosby and Malkin on his team. His cup winning goaltending performance was one of the worst by a cup winner in decades. In fact, the last time a goalie won a cup with numbers similar to his was Barrasso who had the benefit of playing behind Lemieux and Jagr.
Here are the cup winning goalies since 1990 and their numbers in those playoff years:
Ranford: GAA: 2.53, SV%: .912
Barrasso: GAA: 2.60, SV%: .919
Barrasso: GAA: 2.82, SV%: .907
Roy: GAA: 2.13, SV%: .929
Richter: GAA: 2.07, SV%: .921
Brodeur: GAA: 1.67, SV%: .927
Roy: GAA: 2.10, SV%: .921
Vernon: GAA: 1.76, SV%: .927
Osgood: GAA: 2.12, SV%: .918
Belfour: GAA: 1.67, SV%: .930
Brodeur: GAA: 1.61, SV%: .927
Roy: GAA: 1.70, SV% .934
Hasek: GAA: 1.86, SV%: .920
Brodeur: GAA: 1.65, SV%: .934
Khabibulin: GAA: 1.71, SV%: .933
Ward: GAA: 2.14, SV%: .920
Giguere: GAA: 1.97, SV%: .922
Osgood: GAA: 1.55, SV%: .930
Fleury: GAA: 2.61, SV%: .908
You base performance solely on stats? Yikes, a lot to learn. I guess Osgood should be the starter
I'm leaning to go with Luongo as well. Sorry CP, but for the good of the country
Luongo played well, even if it was against Norway, he still made some great saves
The only concern I have is that Brodeur is better on the SO than Luongo
Man, CP can really be embarrasing and petty sometimes. Jesus guys, this is friggen Team Canada.
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Totally agree.
And people need to think for a minute why Luongo should get the start. MAF would be going in cold, coming off a recent injury, just not ready. Yes he has a Cup ring that counts for a lot, but there is not time IMO to get him going.
Sure Luongo has not won the "big" games with the Canucks, but consider the team he plays for. The Canucks have a history of epic failure, remember that, it's not just with Lou in net.
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Man, CP can really be embarrasing and petty sometimes. Jesus guys, this is friggen Team Canada.
I thought it would be 2 weeks of every teams fans coming together and cheering for our heroes at home.
Instead Flames fans have been making silly, petty comments all week.
"Wahhhh, I don't even care if they lose if that guy's playing" Waaaahhhh, I can't cheer for a team with that guy on it"
Do you see Vancouver fans saying "wahhh, I won't cheer for a Team Canada with a Flames player on it"?
You guys sound like whiny kids. If you're not going cheer for Canada, then put your money where your mouth is and stop cheering from here on out, instead of sticking around a being happy when we win and then whining about how you don' really care if they win or not and it's because of certain players on the team, when they lose.
Will you stop whining about how some fans choose to cheer?
I don't like Luigi. End of story. I want us to win, but would not be as upset if we lost with him between the pipes
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