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Not Your Next Great Goaltender
by Paul on 05/09/10 at 08:54 AM ET
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from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,
I used to be a Roberto Luongo guy.
At the Prospects’ Game in 1997 at Maple Leaf Gardens, I sat with Mike Milbury who turned to me during the game and said: “I love this kid, I’m going to take him.” And there was nothing to disagree about.
When he played for the Florida Panthers, I used to argue that if Luongo wasn’t the best goaltender in the National Hockey League, he was certainly top three. Twice, I’ve picked him as a pre-season most valuable player.
That was before Vancouver, before his strange captaincy, before Olympic gold. Can’t say I’m a Luongo guy anymore. I’ve seen too many flaws. I’ve seen too many nights he was supposed to great and wasn’t. I’ve seen too many playoff series like this one, where he doesn’t rise to the occasion.
This is not the next Patrick Roy or Martin Brodeur. The statute of limitations has run out on that happening. You can’t allow 11 goals against in two home playoff games and expect to win anything, let alone be anything.
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Anyone else remember when the hockey-deficient dimwits in the Detroit mainstream media were banging the drum to trade Pav for Luongo four years ago? They kept saying, “Pav can’t produce in the playoffs!”
So, like a genius, Ken Holland does the exact opposite—re-signs Pav for $6 million per year, showing confidence that he’ll learn to score in the playoffs. Then he goes out and has 16 points in 18 games, and follows it up with over a point per game in the ‘08 Cup run.
Meanwhile, Luongo still hasn’t produced anything of note in the playoffs.
Posted by Nathan from the scoresheet! on 05/10/10 at 09:14 AM ET