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by Alanah McGinley on 01/16/07 at 03:41 PM ET
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Yesterday, the news came out that Roberto Luongo was injured in practice, struck in the throat by a Daniel Sedin puck. All indications were (I thought) that Luongo was going to be okay… but it’s not looking good today. From the Globe & Mail, I just choked on this afternoon update from Grant Kerr: “Luongo’s Status Remains Uncertain”
The Canucks also were uncertain of the status of No. 1 goaltender Roberto Luongo following the morning skate. Luongo wore a throat protector during the workout for the first time this season after being struck in the throat during practice Monday from a shot by Daniel Sedin.
Luongo had rejected wearing a dangling throat protector beneath his goalie’s mask previously because he felt uncomfortable and had problems locating pucks in his skates.
Related to this articleShould Luongo be ruled out, backup Dany Sabourin would start for only the fourth time this season, sporting an 0-3 record. Luongo has been in goal for all 25 Vancouver victories.
Tonight’s game against the Canadiens looks be complicated even more, given the absences of both Willie Mitchell and Taylor Pyatt due to injuries.
P.S. Once Luongo recovers from this, he’d better not practice without a throat guard ever again. Shouldn’t that be a condition of the Canucks’ insurance on him, for godsakes? Geezus…
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at least he wears a jock.
Posted by grey wall on 01/17/07 at 12:12 AM ET
Not to fear, Luongo shook it off and played great tonight! He doesn’t need his throat anyways… it just gets in the way!
He’s a superhero, after all.
Posted by Temujin from Smithers, BC on 01/17/07 at 02:49 AM ET
Hi Alanah.
Firstly, thanks for the add in the links. We’ve returned the favour on False Gods.
Secondly, considering how Luongo played last night (after spending the previous night in the hospital with no sleep and an injured throat) maybe Viggy should punch him in the throat before games?
Posted by Mike The Sieve from Calgary on 01/17/07 at 12:45 PM ET
Yes, everyone, we got lucky. Either that or I might have to just start referring to Luongo as Superman, or God, or something. Wow.
Pre-planned game day assaults? An interesting idea, Mike. But as Expat mentioned Malarchuk up above, I think we can all agree that throat protection might be the better way to go… 
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 01/17/07 at 02:58 PM ET
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Some goalies simply can’t stand “danglers” because they can fog up, get scratched up, and tend to clang against the mask, but Luongo could easily wear a “turtleneck” throat guard under his mask. He’d have to get used to the constriction around his neck, but it’s a lot better than taking a puck to your throat.
Posted by Georgeums from South Lyon, MI on 01/16/07 at 05:39 PM ET