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Originally Posted by dim_sum
I have watched a few boston games and they played well in front of him. I watch alot of teams not just the canucks :P Yah he's won a vezina already but that was during a time when boston was playing extremely well ... where the fuck was he when boston sucked as a team? he's like what? nearing 40? and he's hitting his prime now.. very unlikely but possible but you would think if he was that great he would've been given a chance to play earlier in his career. i'm not saying he sucks i think he's good but not great. you guys are making him seem god like.. halak was god like during the playoffs last year.
btw why do you bother posting shit like this? i'm not allowed my opinion? I'm throwing a point out there that some people may or may not know. its a discussion board.
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He won the Vezina when they were playing extremely well? Well no shit sherlock, I'm pretty sure his outstanding season accounted for their place in the standings. Boston sucked as a team? I don't remember the last time they missed the playoffs so I can't answer that. But thats like saying Luongo sucks because the Panthers never made the playoffs with him. No one cares why he didn't make the NHL earlier, the point is he is a great goaltender right now at this moment. If Thomas is benefiting so much from Boston's almighty defense why are they 1-6 this year with Rask?
He's a late bloomer who has actually accomplished just as much as Luongo has. Yes I know Luongo doesn't have a Vezina, but I think he was robbed of it in 04-05.
Yes I am saying he is god-like right now, the only way to get a .956 save % is to play god-like. Is he going to keep it up? Probably not but even if his play dips a bit he's still the Vezina favourite.