Thread: All Things:Second Round Matchups

Suggested by King Thomas



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

Anyone else see the clock stop at 2.4 seconds in the first. Poor guy at msg is gonna get fired.

Holtby is not looking too great. That last one was pretty turrible. Looked like a goal I would let in.

Originally Posted by UnholyGoalie

Holtby is not looking too great. That last one was pretty turrible. Looked like a goal I would let in.

Luongo 2 Washington E4

Saw the postgame...Holtby looked jittery. But the Caps hit a ton of posts so it could have evened out. I say the kid comes back strong in game 2 and they steal a split. Hey Crunker, that Luongo to Toronto rumor has to be piffle. No way he goes to ANOTHER situation where angry fans are looking for a saviour/scapegoat.

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

Saw the postgame...Holtby looked jittery. But the Caps hit a ton of posts so it could have evened out. I say the kid comes back strong in game 2 and they steal a split. Hey Crunker, that Luongo to Toronto rumor has to be piffle. No way he goes to ANOTHER situation where angry fans are looking for a saviour/escapegoat.

FTFY

I think Luongo would be fine in TO.

He just has to help guide them into the playoffs and he would be God there.

Originally Posted by Drunken Crunker

FTFY

I think Luongo would be fine in TO.

He just has to help guide them into the playoffs and he would be God there.

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.

There's really only one reason why I thing Luongo to Toronto might work and his name is Allaire. The problem with this is what do you do with Riemer and Scrivens (assuming Gustavson leaves)? In many ways, Vancouver is similar to Toronto in how the fans and media handle the goalies. Every goalie that shows a modicum of poise and wins a few games in Toronto is immediately heralded as the franchise goalie and greatest since Bower. Then that goalie struggles a bit and it's on to the next young goalie with promise. Seems similar to me in how Luongo was heralded as the saviour for Vancouver (but in fairness, Luongo had shown quite enough and had accomplished enough to garner that kind of faith as opposed to his Toronto counterparts).

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.