Luongo... Meh!

I wanted to get my 1st post out to you guys and I couldn't wait until Monday perhaps even Wednesday if the series goes 7.

It's tough to argue with a President Trophy Winning team and a win away from the Franchise's 1st Stanley Cup. But looking back at the last four Stanley Cup winners,Roberto Luongo does not compare to them, despite a Gold Medal on his Shelf.

Goalie Roberto Luongo.

After game 4 of these Stanley Cup Finals the jokes were coming out of Boston's ass like Jack Black's character in Tropic Thunder.
"12 Past Luongo"
"Cant Bury Burrows" etc.

I played Goalie. Not at a very High Level, but its suffice to that if you have a backup goalie (which at times I didn't) and your getting beat down you get Pulled.
The fact that Alain Vignault asked Luongo if he like to be pulled right after letting in the 5th goal on th night is Ludicrous. The next question could be of Vignault's leadership qualities (but will save that for another time), A player will never tell you he wants off; you TAKE HIM OFF.. . He stayed in, and gave up 3 more goals losing 8-1 in Game 3. He responded back losing 4-0 in game 4.

I think in any sport it is the players that can forget about the past quickly that are most successful. You cant worry about a strikeout, bad tee-shot, getting dinged up or letting in an easy goal, it is how you comeback that will be remembered.

Luongo won game 5 at home 1-0 shutting out the Bruins for a 2nd time in the Finals, but went back to Boston and could not make it out of the 1st period.

Despite being a very enthused Habs fan even I can admit that without Jaroslav Halak between the Pipes in the 2010 playoffs they wold have never reached the Eastern Conference Finals(ECF).

Goaltending in the Playoffs is to Starting Pitching in the Playoffs. If the player shines his team can win 1-0, 2-1 type-games on the other hand if your starter gets yanked your most likely not going to win.

The Canucks are 3-4 when they've tried to put teams away. 3 of those losses came against the Blackhawks,after being down 3-0. One of which was started by Cory Schnider because the play in the crease was very unsettling

In the Losses Luongo was .888 SV percentage and above 3.22 G.A.A.

Against Nashville he blew it in game 5 and barely won it in game 6. Pekka Rinne outduled him by a mile, but Nashville needless to say are not a very good team even with Shea Weber on Defense.

Against the Sharks it was the Sedins and the Sedin Line that dominated the series. Sharks got to Luongo despite a game 5 for the ages. In the deciding game Luongo played his best game of his career with 50+saves in a 3-2 O.T. Win. In fairness I think that was probably the best series I have seen from him.

As a Canadian I also refer back to the Gold Medal Game in 2010. Had Sidney Crosby not scored that goal, and someone in the Blue & White had, I personally don't think that the Canucks would be in the Cup. Goaltending is all about confidence and Luongo had none.
Fortunately for him the Gold Medal Winning Canadian Team was a Historic Team with 11 Captain and had a player by the name of Sidney Crosby on it.

I was even considering putting in Marc Andre Fleury in, but they stuck with Luongo in front of the home crowd. And when Zack Parise scored with 24 seconds remaining I lost all the confidence in the world, knowing Lue was the last thing between us and Gold. But as History goes Canada won it and Luongo got some of the monkey off his back.

Had Crosby not scored and Canada were to have lost A) I don't think the Canucks even make it to the finals but B) They bow out in 7 against the Blackhawks in Round 1. I'll give Luongo some credit as it's extremely hard to make it to the Cup Finals but when he had the choice of being a hero or a goat.. He chose the heard (if you catch my drift)

In the words of the NBC Hockey Play-By-Play Announcer said "Without goaltending in the playoffs you don't STAND A CHANCE" and I don't think the Canucks have goaltending.

And the better goalie won the Finals. Tim Thomas and the Bruins etched the name into the history books while the Canucks watched in tears.

The Question now is how much longer before Luongo gets ran out of Vancouver.. My estimation one more playoff run.