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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
why do you guys say Thomas's save?
I may like Lu, but really, if you shoot a puck into a glove, does that make it the save of the season?
Luongo WAITED for a reaction on the play where he took it off the skate in order to lift his pad off the ice to take the shot, Thomas simply cheated on the play and got lucky
95% of "insane" saves in the NHL are a result of cheating on the play, if you think even a top 5 NHL goalie can react to a wrist shot within 20 feet of the crease your an idiot, every save within 20 feet from elite shooters is all based on anticipation, these days pucks come off sticks so fast there is no way BUT to cheat on a play in order to make a save
imo, that is why people may be saying as of now "OMG Thomas for Vezina!!!!" but in reality, Lu is wayyyy more technically sound [as displayed by Thomas's 3rd period goal in whish Lu would -never- be caught on]
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Luongo lifted his leg in desperation. All Kopecky had to do was roof it and it was a goal. Not saying it wasn't a good save because it was a brilliant save, but I'm not going to be a homer and say Luongo's save was 100% skill and no luck involved.
Thomas's save looked a lot more difficult to make, there was some serious velocity on that shot and it's not like he shot it directly at his glove. He shot it low and hard at an empty net but Thomas dove and gloved it.