I would like to think this was the case, but it clearly is not. Even if we had won game 7 last year there would still be people calling for Schneider after any bad goal let in by Luongo. Just look what happened in the Olympics. Before they started he wasn't good enough to carry the load for...
There is almost nothing Luongo can do here to silence his critics. Before the Olympics everyone said he chokes when it counts. 34 saves on 36 shots later in an OT Olympic gold medal game (on Canadian soil no less) and if you listen to those same critics he had nothing to do with the win. I would...
How many goalies outplayed him overall last year? Thomas (who had an all time great year) and arguably Rinne. Just like in the Olympics, even if Luongo had won game 7 there would still be people here complaining and giving him no credit.
Let's say the Canucks got rid of Luongo and handed the job to Schneider. How long do you think it would take before we started calling for Eddie Lack to be the guy?
You're right. Kesler playing with a pulled groin and bad hip, Edler with broken fingers, Manny coming back from multiple eye surgeries . . . what a bunch of pansies.
I understand sending people to the dressing room early to avoid excessive late game scrums, but could someone please explain how Daniel gets a misconduct for getting speedbagged by Marchand? With all of the agitators the Canucks have, HE'S the one refs have to worry about starting problems late...