lu was stopping an avg of 2k shots per season a few years back now he's facing less shots and required to make those quality saves

he was the type of goalie that gets on his game when he faces a lot of shots - now he's adapting to a style of play where he wont be facing 30-40 shots per night..


just my 0.02

In schnoo we trust tonight

btw, I can't find high-res photo for those who asked

i think this is gettyimage properties

I don't buy it. When he lost the NYR, you don't get your shots limited to 20 and under because your defense was sloppy or non-existent.

Same thing with last night, you don't enter the period 0 - 0 because the D was also sloppy or non-existent on the 1st period. The problem is, each and every game, there will always be scoring chances on both sides, the odd times they get past our D, Lu should be the last line of defense; but that's not because the defense sucks, that's just hockey.


I mean, the Schneider save on Eberle, was that the result of the team suddenly play better around him? Nope, it's just the same team in front with just another scoring chance for the other team.

Let's just put the EDM game behind us and get ready for tonights game vs the Blues
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the team always seems to get thrown under the bus when Lu under performs.

Ditto that.

Lu has shown he can play well when the team in front of him plays well. It's about time that he steps up when the team stumbles.

i still believe in luongo...he'll shut people up...i care about the playoffs and even if it stings a bit during the regular season, i'll put up with it...

working the Olympia tunnel again. Awwww YEAAAAAAAAAAA
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Luongo has made TONS of highlight reel saves just like Schneider did last night. But I don't judge how good a goaltender is based on desperation saves because that is all they are, lucky, at the right time, desperation saves. 9 out of 10 times that puck would have gone in. And this isn't knocking Schneider but just saying that you can't base how good a goalie is on desperation saves.

Now the game against NYR. The way I see it is the Canucks were owning them. Peppering them with 30+ shots and not getting rewarded for it. It's frustrating. So when NYR gets that first goal in the 3rd period, it put the whole team on tilt. And you know that when you go on tilt, it's only downhill from there.

If the Canucks got the first goal, I bet we would have seen a much different game.

I seriously don't know whether I'm watching the same game as most of you guys. How can you be bashing Lu on goals where the defence was pretty much non-existent and gave the shooters time to pick top corners. Last night against the oilers, only the second goal seemed suspect yet you guys go around running your mouth like all those other goals werent quality chances where Lu had little to no chance.

Look through all the goals that Lu let in and see how many were one timers in the slot wide open, 2 on 1s, top corner shots, or complete breakdowns in the defence. There are 6 players on the ice for a reason.

Seriously, no wonder the rest of the hockey world thinks Vancouver fans are a joke.
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Although I mentioned him, I wasn't talking about Lu. What I was addressing, is the defense and the typical fanbase mantra of: "Our defense sucks."

Do people really believe we should blow our core top 2 pairings of:

Edler - Salo
Bieksa - Hammer

Or or people thinking our plugger pairing is at fault:

Alberts - Ballard
Rome + (rotating call ups)

Heck, should the franchise spend $6 - $7M on a norris calibre defensemen the likes of Lidstrom, Pronger, Keith, Doughty... that'll be the end of scoring chances against Lu? Looks like a certain contingent of the fanbase needs to be a lot more in touch with reality than the one they like to criticize.



Besides, I already mentioned in a previous post, Luongo's quick 3 goals against in EDM hopefully would be his own wake up call; because it sure did look like it when he got pulled.

I'm surprised AV didn't start Lu this game. He's usually good at bounce back games.

D surrenders 20 shots, let in 4 goals

Strong logic, brah

best stream for the game online? i can't find a solid feed

Welcome, MisterMu.

I felt that need to thank you, but accidentally hit the fail button......... too late to change it now.:whistle:

YEAH U SIT THERE LU

Why are the boards purple?

bieksa is already having a shitty start to this game.

can't get out of the zone...and when they do its back to the defensive zone already...

breast cancer awareness

Fixed


It conditions men's eyes to see big breasts better

Who's #52 on the Canucks? I was paying fully attention to the game and I didn't get a chance to see his name