Madferret
New member
Zee said:Madferret said:Zee said:Madferret said:Zee said:Funny how quickly things can change with regards to Luongo. I remember when they signed him to that long term deal, some Canucks fans were boasting to me about how it was a steal of a deal, lower cap hit by making a super long term deal, best goalie in the league etc. Now those same Canucks fans want Luongo run out of town.
Is that really that surprising?
It kind of is. When he was first traded to Vancouver it was pretty much regarded as highway robbery by Vancouver. They got a great young goalie who would steal games for his team and gave up Bertuzzi who was all a mess after that Moore incident. For years Luongo was the toast of the town, culminating in the Olympic goal medal in Vancouver. Now he's viewed as a goalie with head problems and confidence issues who crumbles under the pressure of the big games.
I think you're mistaking surprising with satisfying. Did you believe all of that Luongo hype at the time?
Well he was a top goalie during his time in Florida, they had a brutal team but he would singlehandely win games for them. He also did get the Canucks to the finals, so all in all he's done more than a lot of other goalies in the league. I don't see that it was all hype, a few bounces and the Canucks could have won the Cup. Funny they would throw Luongo under the bus now.
They've been throwing Luongo under the bus for years!