Bits: Game 5 Recap, Prospecting, and News
by Keith Quinn on Jun 11, 2011 11:13 AM EDT
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Another epic game was played on Friday night by our combatants the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins with the game winner going to possibly the series' biggest heel, Maxim Lapierre. The 1-0 shutout puts the Canucks back in the lead 3-2 with a home game remaining if necessary. At home, Roberto Luongo has been stellar allowing just two goals in the three games with a pair of shutouts. An interesting stat for the series is that Vancouver has scored just six goals in the series while winning three of the 5 games so far. Timing is everything. Roberto got his swagger back and is currently "clutch", but who knows, tomorrow he may be a headcase/enigma/ (insert negative stigma). Two 1-0 shutouts in a series is nothing to sneeze at. And the question needs to be asked; would you rather Tim Thomas' consistent play or Luongo's dynamic/erratic play? In the end I suspect that answer will be "whoever has four wins at the end of this series".
Thus far, the Canucks game winning goals (3) have come from Lapierre, Alexandre Burrows, and Raffi Torres...It always hurts when the guys who get under your skin are firing the daggers. Who says low scoring games aren't exciting?
If there is one thing I can wish for with this and other rivalry series it would be this; can we please stop using the "hater" tag? (Also, please go 7, please go 7)
For those who haven't heard it yet, here is the Sedin retort on Mike Milbury calling them "Thelma and Louise" after game four.
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Those diving/sniper gifs are beautiful
As were the Sedins’ response, which I’ve gotta post here if no one clicked the link: “I think he has to be happy with his career,” Henrik added. “He did a great job on Long Island. I’m sure he is happy with that.”
Zing.
“Usually, the guys who sit in those situations, they’re called experts,” said Daniel. “They’re there for a reason, I think. We don’t really worry about those kind of comments. He made a bad comment about us, calling us women. I don’t know how he looks at women. I would be pretty mad if I was a woman.”
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I hate you mike milbury
Does this guy ever stop being an a$$$(;/(&@. He is just the biggest (I could go on and on but I think I’m just gonna go watch the video on YouTube of Nystrom kicking his ass)
Jeez I friggen…. (think the scene in office space with the fax machine)
by Torch7 on Jun 11, 2011 3:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Despite Everything, I'm cheering for the Canucks
Not just because I’m a Luongo fan and I hate Boston. But how great would it be if Milbury has to cover the Canucks winning the Cup in Boston.
"I bet Calgary wishes they had a backup goalie as their GM" - Pauly C
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by Mark D on Jun 11, 2011 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Luongo is an ass...
“it would have been an easy save for me.” yeah now how about those other 12 you gave up in boston? I hope the bruins take the series but regardless Thomas will, and rightly so, win both the Conn Smythe and Vezina.
In context though, it's not really a sign of being an ass.
His point being, for a goalie that stays in the paint, (ie Luongo), that’s an easy save on an otherwise low percentage shot. But for Thomas, who comes out of the paint a lot, it’s a high percentage opportunity. Not that Luonog isn’t an ass, but just saying….
true
i understand your point it’s just the context of saying “that’d be an easy save for me to make” comes off as so arrogant. Especially seeing as how he let in several easy goals in games 3 and 4. Coming into the series I didn’t really mind who won, having alot of respect for both teams but as it’s gone on I find myself starting to despise Vancouver- the unnecessary bite bite from Burrows, the mocking by Lapierre, the late hit high by Rome, diving by all of them. I feel like they don’t deserve it as much as Boston and Thomas.
by 54_Fighting on Jun 11, 2011 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Actually it is... because he COULD have just STFU and not criticized.
Then he dished out this gem when he was asked why he was making comments like that about Thomas:
“I’ve been pumping his tires ever since the series started,” he said, “and I haven’t heard one nice thing he had to say about me, so that’s the way it is.”
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Once again, its these little things he does that make me shake my head. Why cant he just win or lose with good grace?
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jun 11, 2011 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Sad Roberto is sad
I haven’t heard one nice thing he had to say about me, so that’s the way it is."
Holy Keeanu, Batman. That’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard an athlete say. 
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I just find it so hard to like Luongo.
From this and more, there is a laundry list:
-The interviews where he acts like some of the goals he let in are impossible to stop
-The embellishing/diving he has done (and I recall him getting at least 2 calls from it in the Preds series)
-From the body-language he shows after giving up goals at times
-The interviews where he talks like a completely insane person that just doesn’t give a crap, playoff game or not (you guys remember that Hawks series this year)
-He’s a primadonna all around, even Nucks fans admit it
Yes, unquestionably he is a very great goaltender. But because of his shortcomings, I find it impossible to root for the guy. Especially when he’s playing in front of the best offensive and defensive-core(arguably) in the nhl. End of rant.
by OzzyFan on Jun 11, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yep
I’ve tried so hard but “I just find it so hard to like Luongo” sums it up for me as well. Thomas is so much easier for me to root for — but even leaving Thomas aside, Luongo repeatedly comes off as someone handed the world only to complain he wasn’t handed more the moon too.
I’m always defending his skills to people (in person) and they always bring up occasions where he comes off like a brat and I think, “Well…yeah…I’ll grant you that.”
Still stuck on who I “want” to win though; each team has players I really don’t like (Luongo’s more of a “meh”).
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by Dominik on Jun 12, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
from a rooting perspective
It was really tough to lose the Bolts.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Jun 13, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Still stuck on who I "want" to win though
The idea of Jeff Tambellini holding the cup over his head with those AHL hands of his clinches it for me.
UGH.
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by TheMetalChick on Jun 14, 2011 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd prefer neither to win the cup. But if there was anybody in this finals that deserved the cup, it's Thomas.
Playing out of his mind. Vezina and Conn Smythe on lockdown unless he gives up more then 2goals/gm in the final 2gms of this series.
by OzzyFan on Jun 11, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Quite happy
that Thomas did not take the opportunity to get a little dig in on Luongo on one, or two, or even all three of those goals in the first period last night. Good on him.
So, 0-1, 2-3, 8-1, 4-0, 0-1, and 5-2. By my math that makes 19-8 in goals for and against for the Bruins. Expect Game 7 to be squeeky tight, and if Vancouver wins by 1 or 2, they will have been outscored almost 2-1 in the series and would still win. Wow.
There's a mountain of buoyant nostalgia under this team and it's going to erupt like Vesuvius when the Islanders are back in playoff contention.... Count on it.
by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Jun 14, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
shades of 1960
Yankees spend most of the World Series clubbing the Pirates, but lose game seven on Mazeroski’s homer in the home half of the ninth. The stats from that series have to be seen to be believed. The Yanks had more base hits in six of the seven games, had an ERA half that of Pittsburgh’s, had the only two shutouts of the series, and had the MVP of the playoffs, Bobby Richardson. What they didn’t have was the championship.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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And that, I think, sums up why playoffs are so fun
In small samples, ANYTHING is possible!
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A Little off topic but...
Did anyone realize that LHH missed the pick in the SBN mock draft? SilverSens chose Huberdeau at number 6.
My goof
Sorry about that guys. I completely messed up the dates yesterday and today. For some reason I thought we were due on the 12th.
Our pick is here. (We had to get our pick in weeks ago, so we weren’t “skipped” or anything.)
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let's hope garth remembers when the draft is!
or else the nhl would probably just give our pick to the pens
by 54_Fighting on Jun 12, 2011 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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