Comments on: Roberto Luongo has a rather toxic relationship with Canucks fans

By: imleftcoast

imleftcoast — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:20:00 +0000

Save Percentage – 2011 Playoffs vs Boston

Game 1: 1.000

Game 2: .933

Game 3: .789

Game 4: .800

Game 5: 1.000

Game 6: .625

Game 7: .850

By: prolibertate85

prolibertate85 — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:38:55 +0000

It’s closer than you think. Luongo had 2 shutouts in the finals and the canucks (who were the highest scoring team and had the best powerplay) scored 8 goals in a 7 game series, yet Luongos meltdown will be all anyone remembers. Well, that and the riot I guess.

By: imleftcoast

imleftcoast — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:26:07 +0000

Tommytd, they have a great goalie in waiting that they are going to trade or let walk out the door. How much will that lighten the burden? The truth is that Luongo cannot take responsibility and that his coach continues to give him starts after bad games. The Canucks went from up 3-0 to a Game 7 overtime against the Blackhawks. If Patrick Sharp had scored in OT, Loungo and Vigneault would be gone.

It’s collosally bad management. Luongo’s contract is second only to Garth Snow’s deal. I can’t say that on the Canucks or Province because there are pretty boy, pinhead Canuck writers who actually will argue that it’s a good deal and he’s only paid $6m this year.

By: tommytd

tommytd — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:51:33 +0000

…and a couple years back they made this guy their CAPTAIN so what does that say about the rest of these Canuckleheads! The guy’s loaded down with baggage…time to groom a new netminder before it’s too late.

By: eagles512

eagles512 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:28:08 +0000

A bit of a reach in some of the mcnabb “facts.” His 3 INTs vs Carolina were a result of his receivers getting pushed around. One of his picks in the super bowl hit LJ Smith right in the hands. He led some teams with poor offensive talent to the final 4 in his sport. By winning in the playoffs every year. Only once did he lose in the first round. Luongo has not done nearly as much.

By: canucks18

canucks18 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:51:50 +0000

Typical Infamous Canucks fans! Vancouver fans are notorious for being brutal towards their players! It wasn’t too longago that all you turds were talking about how the Sedins weren’t going to be successful in the NHL… You are turds

By: davebrownspiral

davebrownspiral — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:15:27 +0000

They also forget the absolute no-show by the Sedin twins

By: babar61

babar61 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:06:06 +0000

The whole team failed to show up in the finals. You can’t win when you don’t score. I think most Canuck fans forget how horrendous goaltending was before Roberto Luongo.

By: prolibertate85

prolibertate85 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:05:24 +0000

Still better than Auld, Cloutier, Irbe, Skudra, Potvin, Essensa, Weekes, Snow, Hirsh, and post 94 MacLean.

Is he better than Schneider tho?

By: Nowhere Man

Nowhere Man — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:52:42 +0000

Bring back Kyle Wellwood!

By: comeonnowguys

comeonnowguys — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:41:12 +0000

“Roberto Luongo has a rather toxic relationship with Canucks fans”

Proluonged exposure destroys Canucks fans’ will to watch hockey.

By: danphipps01

danphipps01 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:06:18 +0000

Thing is, three years of spectacular failure when the pressure’s on really ARE enough to make a final judgement. Hell, people figured he’d exorcised the demons when they beat Chicago last year – despite the fact that he personally lost two of the games in that series – and what’d he do with that newfound confidence? Went out and blew three games in Boston, and blew them as spectacularly as his losses to Chicago. He’s like Alex Semin or Jason Spezza – when the pressure’s on, he’s the first to quit. He’s the goalie equivalent of the entire Capitals team – overwhelming in the regular season, but never gonna win the Stanley Cup with that quits-easy attitude in the playoffs when things get tough. He’s immensely skilled, but he has no will.

By: titknocker

titknocker — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:49:10 +0000

good thing he’s only signed for like 9 more years!!

By: mgp1219

mgp1219 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:42:48 +0000

He just needs to have his tires pumped and he will be fine.