riffraff Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 The thing the baffles me is people who get mad at AV in a game like this for not pulling Luo. What purpose would that have? Luongo is a big guy, he's had plenty of meltdown games before and he knows how to bounce back. If he let in 5 goals in the first period, yes pull him. If he let in 5 goals in the second, yes pull him. But when there is only ten minutes left what purpose does that have, other than protecting Luo numbers. Taking a goalie out who is getting shelled yet still playing somewhat decent and throwing a complete cold AHL goalie, Whos sat on the bench for 50 mins, would be ridiculous. Pulling a goalie in the last 10 minutes of a blow out game makes no sense. Luongo doesn't need to get coddled, he's not a rookie, he's a vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus099 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I hope Schneider does play game 1, and plays entire series and we will see how it turns out, and if it goes bad, I want to see who people will blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Light Racicot Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Henrik's comments after the game were telling. Regardless of what was done, there was going to be criticism. The Lu situation was the same. AV pulls Lu: Lu loses confidence in himself AV leaves Lu in: Lu maybe gets it done, maybe not and the decision was no worse than above. Basically, it's an easy decision. The kids saying otherwise have no idea how much goalies, especially Lu, hate being pulled. Let him feel the pain of the last 10 minutes and reflect. Schneids got lit up by Anaheim and because he's a warrior, he came back better than any of us thought. If Lu can't do the same, Lu is the problem. So what he left quickly after the game? He's just disappointed in his performance and he should be. He unraveled after his first mistake, and the team read off of that and became less confident in their game as well. You start over-thinking against a line of 1st overall picks without your top d men, 7-2 happens. I also think once the game was out of reach, AV told our guys not to get injured. Oilers were weirdly chippy tonight. They just came off as staggeringly unintelligent. That they celebrated at all would have been a bit odd knowing this game was worth nothing, to go so wild is truly bizarre. Not to mention the intent to injure with slewfooting, pucks to the face and crosschecking to the throat of all things. It was good to let them just score their goals. Getting in the way would have turned out bad for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus099 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I remember this team being in the playoffs for a number of seasons before the '05 lockout and coming in 9th place with Alex f***ing Auld as the starter in '06. You speak as though this team was the MapleLeafs before Luongo graced us with his presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucklehead420 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 right now, i woulda sooner waited for Schneider who was actually held back because of the great Luongo and kept Burt we lost that trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucklehead420 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I remember this team being in the playoffs for a number of seasons before the '05 lockout and coming in 9th place with Alex f***ing Auld as the starter in '06. You speak as though this team was the MapleLeafs before Luongo graced us with his presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckleHorse Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 The oiler fans are classless but I didnt think the team they watch were so classless what a bunch of goofs you cant make the playoffs so you celebrate like your winning a championship so happy those terds are not making it anytime soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbanks Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 This isn't about beating cloutier or some pathetic Canucks record. The Canucks have won more Playoff games than any other team in the nhl since he's been here. But in this city if you don't single handidly win the cup you're a bum who single handidly loses the cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman60 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I kind of hope Lui pulls a Patrick Roy. Doesn't deserve the kind of crap AV puts him through. But then again, it'll destroy his trade value, and we might have to turn to Cannata next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noheart Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 shouldnt be feedin the troll here but thats gotta be the most ignorant thing ive read on these boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman60 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Man, I dont know why I am so gobsmacked at how stupid some of the posts are on these boards.. by now it shouldnt surprise me obe would think but its just amazing to me that people who follow this team, who want to see them win a cup, who cheer for the team's success could treat their players so poorly with such torment and hate, and after a meaningless game to top it off.. wow. Im no therapist or psychiatrist., but it seems to me that some of you posters out there need some serious help.. like you need to go cold turkey on the canucks because its frying your brains or something. Its one thing for the media to report on this tean the way they do.. they need to sell papers and have people follow and watch.. fans on the other hand have no excuse to get this down on the team, and particularly luongo.. what a bunch of losers you are to call Luongo, our winingest goaltender ever a loser. Seriously,to anyone who thinks luongo is a loser, youre a sad pathetic waste and 1000x the loser you think luongo is. You dont have to like the guy, but he deserves our respect, yet people prefer to throw sh*t in his face. F off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapourstreak Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 What a crock! Luongo craps the bed and you blame AV? When you let in shots that you should stop, you have no one to blame but yourself and Luo played a good game for part of the game and then fell apart. Where have we seen that before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapourstreak Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 It's what you do this year, not what you did in 2006. I just wish people would stop blaming everyone else for Luo's meltdowns. If he lets in a bunch of deflected or screened shots, then make excuses, but when he lets in straight in shots or lets the puck in under his arm (shots he should stop as well as gloveside off the sideboards, there are no excuses...its just bad goaltending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmployeeoftheMonth Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 If calling me a troll makes you feel better then have atter Luongo didn't make the Canucks elite from mediocre The Canucks made Luongo elite from mediocre. The only time he had elite numbers is when we played the trap. As soon as our D-men started to gamble, Luongo started pooping out blowouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dildo Faggins Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 God help us if we're gonna have to go into the play-offs with Luongo in goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurf47 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Yes, it is bad goaltending, but it doesn't nullify what he has done for the team since he arrived. I do think he is mentally fragile, and has a hard time focusing after letting in a bad goal. But AV should see that, and know when it's time to pull Lui to let him refocus. A confidence and focussed Cannata is a better choice than an unfocused Luongo. However, a focused and confident Luongo is a better choice than Schneider or Cannata. The problem is knowing when he's focused and when to give him a break on the bench. Luongo's too much of a competitor to ever sit out, so I think it's AV's responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera82 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 u mean the team being in the playoffs for a number of seasons and bowing out in the first round year after year? Lu has gotten this team to at least the 2nd round in every year except last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noheart Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 You're not usually, actually you're not ever this much of a whiner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmployeeoftheMonth Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I'm on my drill site so I can't drink which pisses me off so I am taking it out on Luongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noheart Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I feel for you...Hell I'll call your local and buy a drink for you when you get a chance. As long as you're aware most of what you said is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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