Heretic Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 C'mon man! Price was the better goalie the last 5 NHL games. /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Guys, it's not like Lu blatantly outplayed Price... Lu got a shut out against Austria, and wasn't really tested. Price has only allowed 2 goals on 35 shots, but was a big part in getting the win against Finland. If he had faltered somehow against Finland, then maybe Lu would have been given a shot. But he didn't. If Price was Babcock's choice going in, nothing has happened so far that would make him change his mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortorellatheboss Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Seriously though- how has Price played better than Luongo? I could understand if Luongo looked shaky against Austri, but Luongo got a shutout! I don't get why they would switch goalies after that, especially since Price has let in two bad goals and Luongo hasn't let in a single goal all tournament. Luongo never gets any respect in the league and I'm sure we all agree that we're tired of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngNMGN99 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 C'mon man! Price was the better goalie the last 5 NHL games. /thread Montréal was the better team...thats it! Canucks played terrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combover Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 choosing the starting goaltender that has proven the least in his career ,will cost Canada a gold. but nobody will blame Price some how canadian media will still blame lou. he looked shaky in his first game and got test twice against the fins and stopped one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Montréal was the better team...thats it! Canucks played terrible! Lui wasn't great either. Didn't steal any gms. It all matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Seriously though- how has Price played better than Luongo? I could understand if Luongo looked shaky against Austri, but Luongo got a shutout! I don't get why they would switch goalies after that, especially since Price has let in two bad goals and Luongo hasn't let in a single goal all tournament. Luongo never gets any respect in the league and I'm sure we all agree that we're tired of it! 2 bad goals? the first was a little suspect, the result of poor communication, but the second was a deflection he had no chance on.Price came into the Olympics playing red hot (First star of the NHL in the last week of play) Luongo came in struggling. (.880 save percentage in his last 5 games with a habit of giving up the late goals). Price was the clear choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 What I said in another thread: I think if you have two goalies that have both shown they give you a chance to win and neither has outshone the other that you go with the one that has the most international and playoff experience. It looks like Price was never coming out of that net and they wasted Lu's time. He could have been resting in Vancouver during the break. And lets keep the homer insults at bay in this thread. For every homer there is a poster that goes so rabid in the other direction. Neither is as objective as they think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumberman Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 No surprise but still a disappointment! Seriously, I would be peeing my pants with Lou McSoftee in net. We all know the only reason he is still in Van is because of GMMG's blunder. You had a good run Lou, maybe voluntary retirment should be your next move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortorellatheboss Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Seriously, I would be peeing my pants with Lou McSoftee in net. We all know the only reason he is still in Van is because of GMMG's blunder. You had a good run Lou, maybe voluntary retirment should be your next move. Better goalie than Schneider and at 33 would be the starter on 25 teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Price came into the Olympics playing red hot (First star of the NHL in the last week of play) Luongo came in struggling. (.880 save percentage in his last 5 games with a habit of giving up the late goals). Price was the clear choice If you are going to cherry pick stats then please list Price's international experience next to Luongo's and then playoff wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Of course he does. It's called life, and to be honest the goalie choice doesn't matter. There couldn't be more of a 50/50 call out there. Either call is completely acceptable. To call someone down because they chose Price over Luongo shows compete lack of objective thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Seriously, I would be peeing my pants with Lou McSoftee in net. We all know the only reason he is still in Van is because of GMMG's blunder. You had a good run Lou, maybe voluntary retirment should be your next move. I was firmly in the keep Schneids camp but was fine with the trade and never thought Lu was a bad goalie (he isn't) I felt they were pretty equal and wanted the younger guy. There was no blunder by Gillis. The rules changed in the NHL making Lu's contract tough to move. Before that it was pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 What I said in another thread: It looks like Price was never coming out of that net and they wasted Lu's time. He could have been resting in Vancouver during the break. And lets keep the homer insults at bay in this thread. For every homer there is a poster that goes so rabid in the other direction. Neither is as objective as they think. it's not a waste of time. Anyone of them wanted to be on the team. Ask hamhuis or Lui afterwards if it's a waste of time. Those who complain, don't belong on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 If you are going to cherry pick stats then please list Price's international experience next to Luongo's and then playoff wins. I think how he's playing right now is far more important. Price's game has really rounded out this season since the Canadiens hired Stephan Waite to be his goalie coach. The last Olympics is meaningless. It was 4 years ago. Iginla set up the golden goal, I guess he should be here to generate offence since he has the experience huh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 it's not a waste of time. Anyone of them wanted to be on the team. Ask hamhuis or Lui afterwards if it's a waste of time. Those who complain, don't belong on the team. That's why St. Louis taking the night to think about it should have been hung up on and Giroux or someone brought instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 it's not a waste of time. Anyone of them wanted to be on the team. Ask hamhuis or Lui afterwards if it's a waste of time. Those who complain, don't belong on the team. That's why St. Louis taking the night to think about it should have been hung up on and Giroux or someone brought instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I think how he's playing right now is far more important. Price's game has really rounded out this season since the Canadiens hired Stephan Waite to be his goalie coach. The last Olympics is meaningless. It was 4 years ago. Iginla set up the golden goal, I guess he should be here to generate offence since he has the experience huh If Iginla was still Lu's age then he absolutely would and should be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Is this some type of sick joke... I mean Price is great but in an elimination/playoff game I'd rather have the proven veteran Nothing against Price. Just find it unfair for Luo since he has done this before and has proven more. he should be the #1 and imo outplayed Price to keep it. Luongo isn't the only Canadian goalie on the team who has won gold for Canada you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Meh, don't like it one bit but it is what it is. Puts ALL the pressure on Price and Lu gets to enjoy being part of the team despite it all. Lu loves to play/be a starter but has plenty of experience in this situation...doubt anything fazes him much anymore. Wishing Price all the luck in this...his time to shine and I really hope he does. And the flipside for us is, if he doesn't, we'll see Lu work his magic. Hated it at first but nothing changes despite it all so will roll with it. Support the team 100% regardless of who's out there...that Maple Leaf on the jersey is what's important and there is no Lu or Price in team. Some people almost do take a "they like him more than me" approach with this...it isn't personal or like that. Tough decisions have to be made and, for whatever reason, this one was. We don't know everything behind the scenes that leads to choices that are made and so have to trust in those put in place to make them. If there is success/failure, it falls back to them (to some degree, as you'd never know the outcome if the roles were reversed). So the people appointed to make the line ups own it to some degree...I'm sure, with that, they do what they feel is right at the time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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