All Things:Second Round Matchups

**Noble Savage** · April 28th, 2012, 04:05 PM

I just wanted to chip in that after watching Kreider play for BC in the Frozen Four (and take out my homeboys, the Gophers) and now shine in this playoffs so far, that I am a real fan of his play. That breakaway goal this afternoon against the Caps was siiiick. Normally I'm a Ranger hater, so this is significant for me.

**shoot2scor** · April 28th, 2012, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by Drunken Crunker

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

I have to respectfully disagree. They want more than just the playoffs and patience don't even enter into it no more. If he was smart he would push for somewhere else. That's an 'outta the frying pan' if I have ever seen one.

When you haven't made the playoffs since the lockout I think most TO fans at this time just want an invite to the party.

Luongo can handle the scrutiny. His mental makeup (or lack thereof) is greatly exaggerated imo.

You are 100% correct, and I would like to ask you (Gradin, feel free to
Chime in after you change your avatar), what is your take on Luongo and the situation?

I kind of feel bad for him (coming from a Canuck hater) because I think he is a great goalie. He kept the Canucks in game one and 2 in the first round, won them 2 straight presidents trophys, got them to within one game of the Stanley Cup. He also happened to win the arguably most pressured game for any Canadian player in front of a home crowd for Olympic gold. He is not mentally fragile, and is a great goaltender, there is no way he should be a scapegoat.

**shoot2scor** · April 28th, 2012, 10:45 PM

Back to the other games, you have to like the way the Caps played but not Holtby.

Go Caps and Go Devils!!

Oh yea.... Go Preds and Go Yotes straight to 7 grueling games.

**Palffy3314** · April 28th, 2012, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

Suggested by King Thomas

Gotta talk crap now since everyone and their mother is predicting Flyers in 5.

LOL, love the video. I call Devils in 6.

**Bogey** · April 29th, 2012, 01:48 PM

I don't like that Kovalchuk is on the team, but . . . go New Jersey.

Not a Flyers fan.

**Bogey** · April 29th, 2012, 07:45 PM

5-3 Phoenix over Nashville

So much for a low scoring series

**jammer06** · April 29th, 2012, 08:18 PM

no kidding, just saw that score. I didn't realize Renne had let in 5 6 times this year.

**NastiMarvasti** · April 30th, 2012, 01:21 AM

Anyone see how Keith Jones ripped Radulov a new one during the second intermission? No? Well here you go cuz it was awesome.

**LOSTcauseZERO** · April 30th, 2012, 02:49 AM

Yeah, I saw that. Pretty brutal, pretty accurate though.

**Bollocks** · April 30th, 2012, 03:14 AM

Originally Posted by gradin

You can remove the "imo" because it is simply a fact. You do not get to where he is if you are mentally fragile.

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After hearing Lundqvist crying about the off-ice officials trying to help Ottawa win I wondered what kind of media s***-storm would have followed if Luongo made that statement.

He's not mentally fragile as in he's awesome one game then lets a softy in the next and needs a mental repair, he's more like a...dunno, a sleeper? Late bloomer? He had an awesome career to some point, he got a humongous contract, and when some bad things piled on...well, he "woke up" I think. And that's the case with a lot of people. How many athletes had awesome and incredibly consistent results and successes...and then something happens, and it all starts to fall apart. The rope of success is difficult to hang on to. And it sure is hard to climb back on it.

Change of scenery should do wonders for him (and the 'Nucks), and he knows that. And he probably won't go to a very demanding market.

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