tottenhamninja Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I have no problem with letting Luo play because he is playing well. You really could just use a coin. If the goalie playing hot got the starts then Luo would have played the last two games. The idea of waiting for the starter to have a poor game before switching is just not going to work here. The best bet is a 2-4 game stretch for each and split back to backs. Cory deserves to get his chance at being a starter but he will just have to wait till they make a trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tottenhamninja Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 And Minnesota play in Calgary tonight. That is even awesomer! I don't care who we beat and when, I just want to beat them and keep winning. This shortened season is awesome. Anyone see that Brodeur stumble the other night when he almost klicked the puck in? He seemed to be havig a good laugh about it after. It was definitely funny after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 This way Luongo and Schneider have split the games 50-50. Last season Luongo obviously carried the majority of games, 50-30. Maybe this is just AV's way of easing Schneider into a full-time position, and if so, it's exactly what this team needs. You can't jump from 30 regular season games into a full-time starter without some bumps along the way. AV is smoothing out this transition perfectly and should be applauded for his patience, it will pay off later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noheart Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Lets talk about this more, we have so much more to explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Do we really have to showcase Luongo? He's played 800 NHL games already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanKeslord17 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Meh, don't really care who starts anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehamburglar Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 No slap to Schnieder, he played alright. But not amazing, and it seems to me that they will be playing very similar amount of games. Go Luongo, happy you're in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanley2012 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 This is ridiculous. AV probably is flipping a coin when he gets home... Play one goalie till he has a bad or sub par game.. Now one of them will come off the bench rusty one game and the rumours will start up even worse on a trade and the Canucks fans turning against said goalie (again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbanks Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 did anyone not hear shorty befor the last wild game? luongo sucks in minnsota so thats why schnieds got the net back and that lou was going to play vs minni at home becasue last 2 games vs them he has shut them out at home i dont know why this is so confusing for people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbanks Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 No slap to Schnieder, he played alright. But not amazing, and it seems to me that they will be playing very similar amount of games. Go Luongo, happy you're in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 i have no problem with the goalies splitting the games which so far is what's happening Schneider GPI 6 GS 6 Luongo GPI 5 GS 5 keeps both goalies fresh and so far hasn't effected their performance both have been amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watermelons Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Doesn't Luongo have a 196 minutes ish shutout streak against the Wild when they play in Vancouver? It shouldn't be a surprise that AV chose Luongo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmployeeoftheMonth Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Eddie Lack must be pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dasein Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Both Roberto Luongo and Alain Vigneault came here in '07 and have gone through everything that is the Vancouver Canucks that we see today together. Luongo's bailed out AV thousands of times and allowed his system to work when there wasn't much offense. AV stuck with Luongo in game 7 vs CHI and he came through. Luongo got us to game 7 by shutting the door TWICE in the SCF (yes, he flopped in BOS - but I don't see us winning in BOS even if it was Schneider, as Thomas was beating our offense). I'm thinking Luongo is AV's guy. Now that Luongo's playing very well, he's gonna ride his guy out til the very end. If it comes down to game 7 in the playoffs again, AV's gonna stick to his guns and go with the guy he's gone to the dance with - even if it means the decision may cost his job. I think AV wants to win a Cup with Luongo in his net, and I hope they can win it together this season too. It just wouldn't be the same without Luongo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwilliams for pm Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Eddie Lack must be pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 AV going by the numbers. It's the smart thing to do. Luongo has been here enough years for us to know what teams he's lights out against and what teams and which buildings he's not. Schneider was also 2-0 against the Stars last season, while Luongo was 0-2. So expect Schneider to start against the Stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Im not praising Luongo as god or at all. Your thinking is stupid. Luongo has played 5 games already this season, proven he still can play at a top level. How many games does he need to be showcased . People thought all his starts this season have been showcase games, he is still here. Nobody in the Canucks said what their game plan is for goalies. Luongo won in Edm and played well, and Schnieder started next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I hope Luongo get's lit up and pulls a Benoit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck hero Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 thats so dumb i think... let shneider play ... he was suppose to be the starter and lu was suppose to be traded.... all i can think is that both goalies are being used as trade bait and that only works if both are playing well or 1 of them... not fair to shneider.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx_RK17 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 For those complaining about AV cutting Schneiders hot streak did we forget the exact same thing happened to Lou when he was winning game after game? The decision is based on who is the better chance to win. Lets get over it we have two elite goaltenders. Utilize what you have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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