Kumquats Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Why did we let Willie go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 He was robbed of the Vezina that season. If he played in the east, it was his easily, imo. Cheers. TOML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keslerian one Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I don't disagree. Luongo was the man then. But the question is who is the man now and for our future. Sadly the answer to that is Luongo and Schneider will both be awesome and we can't have them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashi Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hopfully if we make it past this round and we start Luongo he returns to that form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 He wanted more money than we were willing to give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmylu1 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 guy's all class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Can't pass the puck. Severe head injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bxQb Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I remember the first game he played against detroit.... we never ever beat detroit! But cause of Luongo we stole that game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 A lot has change in 6 years guys..... If this Luongo was that Luongo, he will no doubt be starting, but no, hes not that Luongo anymore guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odjickwillkillyou Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I was behind the Nucks bench in Dallas during the HNIC game where his chiclets were knocked out by the puck and he still stayed on for his shift in the last minute and blocked two shots. Willie the Warrior fo sho. I could not believe his intensity that night. He was a mess when he got to the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odjickwillkillyou Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 A lot has change in 6 years guys..... If this Luongo was that Luongo, he will no doubt be starting, but no, hes not that Luongo anymore guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 And if this Willie were that Willie, he never would have went anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odjickwillkillyou Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Did you miss the entire 2009 playoffs? He was the Blackhawks MVP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Corys style right now kinda reminds me of a mix of Luongo of 06/07 to Thomas. I think Willie is just stirring it up and he said he'll talk more about it after the series.... Obviously being a troll. Luongo played better in Game 5 vs. Boston then he did in 06/07 vs. Ducks where he could of took it to 6 if he didn't talk to the ref. He has improved over then and Cory is just evolving as a goalie. Right now Cory is playing his best hockey! Luongo knows it which is why he supports him on his journey! We all want to win and these guys are supporting each other because it's the CUP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 If we had the Luongo of 2007 still, there would be no goalie controversy whatsoever. The sad thing is Luongo hasn't been the same since his groin injury, changing his style of play especially. And to those who are going to bring up statistics on how he's had better numbers in recent years than 2007, he's been playing on a far superior team since then, which is why his numbers have gone up even though only playing above average; those who witnessed Luongo in 2007 know how unbeatable he was compared to now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead53 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Willie was a great defenceman. Too bad we let him go before the 2010 season. On a side note, the people of Vancouver will never be satisfied until a player/team brings the Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day one Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I wasn't very interested in hockey at the time and Luongo's play that season captivated me so much and got me hooked again. I didn't focus much on hockey between the 2 lockouts but I remember watching every game in the 06-07 season with my jaw dropping at Lu's saves. He was so confident he intimidated shooters consistently. We had guys like Jeff Cowan and Josh Green on the team and Lu won 47 games. It was damn near godly. Part of me thinks that that season set the bar unreasonably high for the fans in terms of his performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool canuckfans Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I really appreciate what Mitchell says here in light of the goalie situation here in Vancouver; he calls Luongo's goaltending back in his first year with the Canucks as the best he's seen on a team he's played on...even better than Quick (his current team mate). http://www.vancouver...4301/story.html I remember his first season where he was virtually unbeatable; he carried us on his back when our team didn't have the offensive talent they do now. Even though Lui allowed 4 goals in Game 1 vs. Dallas, he was extremely solid and maintained his composure well into the 4th OT period. I tried searching, but there doesn't seem to be a thread on this article so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikiShiz Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I remember the first game he played against detroit.... we never ever beat detroit! But cause of Luongo we stole that game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouria Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Man, i wish we still had Mitchell. He's a class act and he is the type of defender we sorely need right now. Maybe he will come back to Vancouver one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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