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Oh boy, I hope benching Luongo works out
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Ditto and ditto.Probably the most intense game I've watched in the playoffs to this point. Love it! I was glad to see the Hawks win just so I can watch these two teams battle it out in a Game 7.
Now, I just need the Pens to win tomorrow so my heart can relax for a few days.
did anyone hear that the backup goalies stay in the dressing room in the Chicago Arena because they don't have room for them on the bench? Weird...
Probably the most intense game I've watched in the playoffs to this point. Love it! I was glad to see the Hawks win just so I can watch these two teams battle it out in a Game 7.
Now, I just need the Pens to win tomorrow so my heart can relax for a few days.
Thats not true. Chicago's backup goalie, Marty Turco is on the bench for every game. Luongo CHOSE to stay in the dressing room.
What's sad is that he's a Vezina finalist, while there's a way more qualified Carey Price (and even Marc-Andre Fleury) sitting there unnoticed.Yeah, Luongo..well..fell. He has totally crumbled.
What's sad is that he's a Vezina finalist, while there's a way more qualified Carey Price (and even Marc-Andre Fleury) sitting there unnoticed.
We will see what happens in game 7. I think Luongo comes back and has a good game. On what are we basing the idea that his confidence is gone? Did he say something in an interview or anything like that?
I'm just basing it more off of two awful consecutive performances, the Canucks shakiness in recent playoff history, getting benched, and giving up an awful goal in OT tonight. It just seems to me that his play speaks to a goaltender that is greatly lacking in confidence right now.
Could be, but I think maybe the gold medal performance in the Olympics and a record setting regular season for the franchise might erase part of the past playoff issues
I would think so as well. However, his play has unquestionably slipped in the last few games. Luongo just doesn't stumble like he did in OT when he's on his game. Plus, the NHL playoffs are a whole different animal. The Capitals have been an amazing regular season team the last few years and yet have still scraped by in the playoffs - a certain stigma surrounds teams in the playoffs when they have past struggles. I think that same stigma could exist for certain players as well and it seems to be affecting Luongo. I mean, come on, a Vezina trophy finalist was benched in the playoffs - that just doesn't happen.