DownUndaCanuck Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Luongo is one of the best goalies in the league right now in terms of GAA and Save % - top 5 in both categories. Meanwhile Schneider is one of the worst. You should never sit a hot goalie coming off a shutout. Luongo for the start, no questions asked. He's fresher, he's playing better and he's our best. Schneider isn't close to overthrowing this guy just yet. If Schneider starts then Lu is getting no opportunity at all to reclaim his #1 spot. This is his big opportunity, if he plays well against Chicago then lookout Schneider... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dKs89 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Except that Luongo asked for a trade. Said he'd waive his no trade and that he wants a new start. If that's not passing the number one job up here I don't know what is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewdog Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I would expect to see Cory in next game. Until a Canuck goalie gets traded, I think we need to try to get away from assigning '#1' status to one or the other. Besides the obvious injury insurance, there are advantages to having this kind of tandem. I wouldn't mind seeing the team run with it for this shortened season, just to see if the benefits can be exploited. This might sound really stupid (and it may just be), but, come Playoff time, I would seriously consider giving Lu all the home games and Cory all the road games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tragoedia Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I would expect to see Cory in next game. Until a Canuck goalie gets traded, I think we need to try to get away from assigning '#1' status to one or the other. Besides the obvious injury insurance, there are advantages to having this kind of tandem. I wouldn't mind seeing the team run with it for this shortened season, just to see if the benefits can be exploited. This might sound really stupid (and it may just be), but, come Playoff time, I would seriously consider giving Lu all the home games and Cory all the road games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUCKS4CUP 28 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Should be Luongo. I think AV should do what Aaron Ward said on Tuesday night against the Kings(and what I've been saying to people too). Whether they get 5 wins in a row or 10 wins in a row, rotate the goalies at each loss. As an obvious Lou Lover, I was shocked when I saw Luongo was getting the start tonight against the Avs. He did play a solid game against the Kings, yes, but I thought for sure they would go with Cory tonight, especially considering it was a back-to-back. Though, now that Luongo got the shutout against the Avs and the win, he should get the start on Friday. If we get the win with him on Friday, then he should get the next start, but right when he gets a loss, put in Schneider for the next game and do the same with him., then once the playoffs come by just start the goalie who had the best stats in the season from the "What have you done for me lately" strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixPotvin29 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 AV has always gone with the original plan when it comes to who starts. Plan was luongo for the avs and Schneider for the hawks. What I would like to see is what happend in the Chi/Min game last night. Harding let in 2 questionable goals in the first and bam, pulled. Backstrom goes in and they end up winning the game. AV always seems to switch goals 1, 2, or even 3 goals too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geebster Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Should be Luongo. I think AV should do what Aaron Ward said on Tuesday night against the Kings(and what I've been saying to people too). Whether they get 5 wins in a row or 10 wins in a row, rotate the goalies at each loss. As an obvious Lou Lover, I was shocked when I saw Luongo was getting the start tonight against the Avs. He did play a solid game against the Kings, yes, but I thought for sure they would go with Cory tonight, especially considering it was a back-to-back. Though, now that Luongo got the shutout against the Avs and the win, he should get the start on Friday. If we get the win with him on Friday, then he should get the next start, but right when he gets a loss, put in Schneider for the next game and do the same with him., then once the playoffs come by just start the goalie who had the best stats in the season from the "What have you done for me lately" strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus099 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 McClennan on That's Hockey and Garry Valk on Sportsnet both said they would go with Luongo on Friday. So we'll just have to wait and see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckCup1316 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 This is all true but keep in mind that Luongo has been one of the top 5 goalies in the league for quite awhile. But he has also been on the market for 8 months with nobody making any real serious offers. It comes down to his contract. Its not too bad of a contract if he looks like he has the last couple of games. But if he looks average or slightly above then its not a cap hit worth taking on. We all know how good Luo is but it doesnt hurt showing that he still has what it takes to be dominant. It doesnt hurt to pump his tires in order to get GMs out there to stop kicking the tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch16 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Lou pitches a shutout tonight and gets the start Friday in the biggest game of the year. Schnieder then tells Gillis he wants out but Lou interjects and says "nu-uuh, I wanted out first so you have to suck it up cupcake, I'm outa here." Schneider's agent has clandestine meeting with Peter Chiarelli professing his client would like to 'come home'. Chiarelli calls Gillis and offers Rask and Marchand for Schneider and Raymond (because Boychuck needs a room mate on the road). The 'new look' Canucks go on to the SCF against the Bruins and lose it in a route in game 7. Fans riot but this time the riot squad makes short work of it with water cannons and a couple, who've decided to show their affection in the middle of Robson street, drown in the excess water. No significant damage to local businesses reported. True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 McClennan on That's Hockey and Garry Valk on Sportsnet both said they would go with Luongo on Friday. So we'll just have to wait and see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 What a mess!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera82 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 How is this thread still open when way better ones get closed every 5 mins. Obviously Schneider is starting, he's not going to start Lu 3 games in a row, especially with Lu's history vs Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera82 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Luongo is one of the best goalies in the league right now in terms of GAA and Save % - top 5 in both categories. Meanwhile Schneider is one of the worst. You should never sit a hot goalie coming off a shutout. Luongo for the start, no questions asked. He's fresher, he's playing better and he's our best. Schneider isn't close to overthrowing this guy just yet. If Schneider starts then Lu is getting no opportunity at all to reclaim his #1 spot. This is his big opportunity, if he plays well against Chicago then lookout Schneider... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazzY Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 There is no bonafied number one in van right now, why cant majority accept that? Lol boggles my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 There is no bonafied number one in van right now, why cant majority accept that? Lol boggles my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I think there shouldn't be a Starter/backup or number 1 / number 2. I think these guys should be treated as 1A and 1B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmployeeoftheMonth Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 What makes you think that Luongo wants his #1 spot back here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Voted Cory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I love how Schnieder has 100% of the votes before last night. now its basically 50/50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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