Luongo wins the big game

[Blaster86]

I have mel on ignore, but the triple post sure looks like he's floundering for excuses!

[JustAnotherGuy]

Luongo looks weak the entire game. How do the Canuck fans not go insane watching him all the time? I had zero confidence in him as I watched the game. How many weak goals did he let in? The goaltending was definitely the weak link in Canada's games. I would say we won dispite the goaltenders.

[Mayer]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

Like i said, he kicked a rebound out to when two opposition players were behind his D...he could of been a little more aware.

Have you ever played goal?

Do you realize how hard it is to direct rebounds off a deflection? Any goalie will tell you that just stopping a deflection is hard enough, let alone steering it where you want.

No possible way can you fault Luongo for that 2nd goal.

[opendoor]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherGuy

Luongo looks weak the entire game. How do the Canuck fans not go insane watching him all the time? I had zero confidence in him as I watched the game. How many weak goals did he let in? The goaltending was definitely the weak link in Canada's games. I would say we won dispite the goaltenders.

By my count? One or two. Which is less than any other medal contending goalie let in.

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by Mayer

Have you ever played goal?

Do you realize how hard it is to direct rebounds off a deflection? Any goalie will tell you that just stopping a deflection is hard enough, let alone steering it where you want.

No possible way can you fault Luongo for that 2nd goal.

Yes, remember I know everything, so why bother?

[vicphoenix13]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherGuy

Luongo looks weak the entire game. How do the Canuck fans not go insane watching him all the time? I had zero confidence in him as I watched the game. How many weak goals did he let in? The goaltending was definitely the weak link in Canada's games. I would say we won dispite the goaltenders.

If Canada won all these games 7-6 or 5-4, I would agree with your argument that they won despite the goalies. But they won the last two games 3-2 so the goaltending wasn't an issue. Loungo's stats for the tournament were 5-0, 1.67 GAA and a .927 Save Percentage. But all the haters will continue to claim that Luongo wasn't good enough.

[Tsawwassen]

Originally Posted by Gerry

Ah. I see. The bar is reset. Now you have to win the big game in regulation as a goalkeeper. OT is not good enough. Thanks for clearing that up.

I am joking about having to win in regulation being the deciding factor. The big difference is that Fleury has the ring and Luongo has squat.

[Tsawwassen]

Originally Posted by Infamous1

How come your posts are always in a different font? Also, how come all your posts are to make everyone believe that Luongo sucks?

I prefer the arial font instead of the verdana font. Luongo has never made it past the second round of the playoffs. Kiprusoff and Fleury have made it to the finals with Fleury winning it. Above all, Luongo is the enemy, whether he is on the all star Olympic team or on the Canucks team. A rule of thumb, any player that is not a Calgary Flame is the enemy.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by Tsawwassen

I am joking about having to win in regulation being the deciding factor. The big difference is that Fleury has the ring and Luongo has a gold medal.

Fixed.

[:::.Scoot.:::]

I don't see how an Olympic Gold medal is squat, but okay...

Look, give credit where credit is due. Nobody is asking for the country to love Luongo. He didn't win the game for Canada and he didn't lose it, but he got the job done in the end.

[Tsawwassen]

The comment of squat meant that Luongo has zero Stanley Cup rings. Luongo has not made to the third round of the playoffs. Technically, Fleury has a gold medal too. The Stanley Cup is greater than a gold medal. The cup is the grand prize, the gold certainly ranks up there but not as high as the cup.