elvis15 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Decent article from the Globe and Mail: Keith Ballard offered a rational thought on a subject no one can stop talking about: How the Vancouver Canucks goaltending carousel might spin over the next two months as the Presidents’ Trophy champions take aim at another trip to the Stanley Cup final. Will it be Roberto Luongo? (Yes, to start.) Cory Schneider? (Perhaps later, in relief.) A little bit of both? (Likely, if their playoff run lasts the desired two months.) According to Ballard, for the people that matter the most – the players inside the Canucks dressing room – the discussion is irrelevant and almost laughable. “The idea that people throw around a goalie controversy, inside the room, it’s funny, we get a good chuckle out of it,” the veteran Vancouver defenceman said in an interview. “There are 29 teams that would like to have the same goalie controversy, if that’s what you’d want to call it. I know from a team perspective and from their perspective, we view it as a strength of our team. “I mean, we have two No. 1 centres; and I don’t think we have a centre controversy. Ryan Kesler could go into almost any other NHL team and be their No. 1 centre. We have depth at every position. Lou and Schneids are extremely professional and they’re extremely good team guys. We know that’s what people think, but there are a lot of opinions out there that the players in this room don’t care too much about.” ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Pretty self explanitory. ....I don't see how it can hurt the team, so obviously a plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevota Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 funny theres no talk of a controversy in st louis. Its all about vancouver Im sure most teams would love to have either halak or elliot. its the media whos to blame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Canucky Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Cant wait cant wait cant wait. * fidgets relentlessly* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing With Pride Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 See Carolina's Cup Win - Remember when Gerber failed... and Ward came out of nowhere and won the cup. See Patrick Roy's Rookie Year in Montreal. These are just some examples that a backup can unexpectedly win you a Stanley Cup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckmonk3y Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I like Lu, he has had a great year and he is a fantastic goalie. That being said I want him on a shorter leash this year. When he's good he's great but when he's bad he's awful. We've all seen the signs and can identify when a game is going to go bad so pull him early no sense leaving him in net for more 8-1 blow outs, if are down three yank him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancouverStyle Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Yes i like the idea of having two ready, capable and willing goaltenders that will play of the other one is struggling. Is it just me, or is game 1 taking forever to get here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 The controversy is why people insist on assuming Luo will fail. What other goaltender with Luo's actual record (not the one haters try to pretend he has) is said to be starting but that the backup may be coming in "perhaps later, in relief"? People say they've been disappointed by Luo's failures in the past but it seems to me that their disappointment comes from the fact that they always believe he will fail and the vast majority of the time he doesn't. Go, Canucks, Go! Every single one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombastik der Teutone Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 if lui sucks..just throw schneids in there are some teams who could ice a tandem and rotate them philly,boston,st.louis,florida,vancouver,chicago.....why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Honestly, I think most people understand this. The reason you see guys like Kypreos and Shannon talk about the "goaltending issues" in Vancouver is because they get paid to bring stuff like that up. I think most NHL teams (even the Rangers and Preds) would love to have a backup as good as Schneider. Usually I'm one of those guys who supports the coaching staff 99% of the time, but in this case, I wish they'd think a bit outside the box. We just had one of our most impressive stretches of the season using what amounted to a goaltender rotation. I'm not suggesting they alternate the goalies necessarily, but I'd love to see Louie start at Rogers and Schneider get the game three start. If the pattern were successful, I'd stick with it until it was no longer successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get real canuck fans Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Honestly, I think most people understand this. The reason you see guys like Kypreos and Shannon talk about the "goaltending issues" in Vancouver is because they get paid to bring stuff like that up. I think most NHL teams (even the Rangers and Preds) would love to have a backup as good as Schneider. Usually I'm one of those guys who supports the coaching staff 99% of the time, but in this case, I wish they'd think a bit outside the box. We just had one of our most impressive stretches of the season using what amounted to a goaltender rotation. I'm not suggesting they alternate the goalies necessarily, but I'd love to see Louie start at Rogers and Schneider get the game three start. If the pattern were successful, I'd stick with it until it was no longer successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPRYP Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Believe in Lu, but we have SCHNEIDERMAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 If you look at it from purely a schedule standpoint, there isn't a lot of reason to rotate. There's no back to backs, and we have 2-3 days between some games. At best, I could see Schneids being scheduled to start in Games 2 and 6 when looking at workload. Of course, if Luongo has a rough go of it, Schneider could come in at any point. There's no way to predict that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowtownCanuck Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Quick and Bernier vs. Luongo and Schnieder, 2 goalies each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edler Is a Beast Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Idk, I say play Luu at home and play Schneids on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uber_pwnzor Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 its the media whos to blame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Peterson Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 1A...1B... sounds like a great game plan...Ballard's rational thought is refreshing. Go Canucks Go ...'CBS CARES' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylmario Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Follow @BELIEVEINLUONGO to show your support for our netminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtpasc Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 “I mean, we have two No. 1 centres; and I don’t think we have a centre controversy" Love this ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Although when we (apparently) had three #1 centres, there was some controversy over ice time... That's all sorted now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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