Statts 4 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 (edited) All I got is 4 words... ...BRING ON THE WINGS!!! Nothing would make me happier than a Wings vs. hawks WCF. Great way to rekindle an old rivalry. Edit: Although the rivalry might not have died in hawks fans eyes. To me though the hawks have be a joke of a team for too long to keep hating them Edited May 12, 2009 by Statts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyMountainWingGal 108 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 So... Question. How did the Hawks win that series? They've played two underachieving Canadian teams. When's the last time the Canucks have been to the WCF? I cannot remember... Not sure why alot of folks here were so afraid of facing Luongo - aside from one game - the guy has looked very human... 7 goals against? If the Hawks shelled him, I hate to think of what the Wings would have done.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylee 727 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 game 7 between the caps and pens... wow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outsider 42 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 Even if Osgood is more expensive and even if you can throw the "he played on great teams" argument around, one thing has been true throughout his career: the guy really knows how to win. I don't think Luongo is a big-game goalie. He'll probably find his way to a Cup sooner or later (maybe...), but he won't go down with the true greats. Meanwhile, Osgood has humbly and quietly continued to get the job done year after year, always giving his team a chance to win and coming up with huge games when it counts. He's a playoff goalie. I don't think Luongo has what it takes. Even with a rough D, if he was as good as he's built up to be, he wouldn't struggle this much. I hope he's never a Wing. Said it before, and I'll say it again....(and maybe THIS time I won't be laughed off the board so quickly and so vociferously....) When the game is on the line.... Luongo's TRUE colors shine through. Pretty stats. Pretty, sparkly, MEANINGLESS, stats. Roberto Luongo is very good at one thing, and one thing only..... Looking good, while he LOSES! Also as I've said before: Spine like overcooked linguine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HereComeTheHawks 1 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 They've played two underachieving Canadian teams. When's the last time the Canucks have been to the WCF? I cannot remember... Not sure why alot of folks here were so afraid of facing Luongo - aside from one game - the guy has looked very human... 7 goals against? If the Hawks shelled him, I hate to think of what the Wings would have done.... So, i guess this means that the s***-talkin' has already begun!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yak19 303 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 Said it before, and I'll say it again....(and maybe THIS time I won't be laughed off the board so quickly and so vociferously....) When the game is on the line.... Luongo's TRUE colors shine through. Pretty stats. Pretty, sparkly, MEANINGLESS, stats. Roberto Luongo is very good at one thing, and one thing only..... Looking good, while he LOSES! Also as I've said before: Spine like overcooked linguine. I agree with everything except for him looking good while losing just because of the above picture, the Blackhawks turned him into a human swastika. Nice job by the Caps to force a game 7, that series will go down as a classic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChitownWingsfan 54 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 So... Question. How did the Hawks win that series? Vancouver skated around like chickens with their heads cut off and tried to beat Chicago at their own game. Dumb move. Oh, and they let Chicago score too many goals, that too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theophany 110 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 Vancouver skated around like chickens with their heads cut off and tried to beat Chicago at their own game. Dumb move. Oh, and they let Chicago score too many goals, that too. Vancouver was nowhere near as deep as Chicago was, talent-wise. Having the best goalie in the NHL doesn't really do you any good if the rest of your team can't do crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outsider 42 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 Vancouver was nowhere near as deep as Chicago was, talent-wise. Having the best goalie in the NHL doesn't really do you any good if the rest of your team can't do crap. Luongo may be the "most talented" goaltender in the League, but "talent" alone doesn't win. Not in the Stanley Cup Play Offs, it doesn't. Luongo has always lacked that vital element. Some call it "spine". Some call it "testicular fortitude". I call it "Heart". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wingsallwin 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 I am just curious how Canucks fans and their medias will handle their emotion on their players. Same thing happened to Naslund last year, and I think that can happen to Luongo, two Sedins, Ohlund, and Sundin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcom007 1,465 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 I am just curious how Canucks fans and their medias will handle their emotion on their players. Same thing happened to Naslund last year, and I think that can happen to Luongo, two Sedins, Ohlund, and Sundin. Luongo's going to get smoked going out giving up 7 goals. I'm imagining a goal against for every million earned comments. It's going to be real ugly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSD 10 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 Someone can do a quick photoshop of "FAIL" for this shot the next time the Wings play in Vancouver. Were sort of internet celebrities right now. The EPIC fail image I made per your request, is spreading around the interwebs like herpes. I posted it once on the canucks board, its been nabbed and posted by like 8 different people there and its spread to 5 other hockey boards ive browsed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted May 12, 2009 Luongo got smoked and he surely didn't help the Canucks but what did them in worse than that was their defense. FFS, some of these shots were blockable. That Kane hat trick goal should've never happened, both from a defensive standpoint, and from Luongo being way too far in his net. Kane also got a nice/lucky shot in there to pick the top corner, but this is merely a euphemism for how badly the Canucks played defense. Many people were worried about the Wings getting them instead of the Ducks. I wanted the Canucks and that's why. They just can't play defense when it mattered most.. especially against an elite team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
