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.916 career save percentage in the playoffs including .914, while leading his team to the cup finals. His reputation as a playoff "choker" is one of the most confusing things I have ever seen in hockey.
 
The owners of MLSE continually prove my theory that winning the Stanley Cup is nowhere near their mandate. Their mandate is to get into the playoffs and make some great revenues. If they have to trade a first and Kadri for that possibility they will. And Luongo represents that. Kadri does not, nor does the first round pick.

Gillis knows that Burke is being held over the coals, and is in danger of being fired, he ain't taking scraps.
 
Preston_Mizzi said:
.916 career save percentage in the playoffs including .914, while leading his team to the cup finals. His reputation as a playoff "choker" is one of the most confusing things I have ever seen in hockey.
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The best part is, he had 2 shutouts in the finals against Boston...a series where the Vancouver offence disappeared, but Luongo giving up 7 goals in a game he was left out to dry in, is all anyone remembers.
 
I was referring to this thread. Seemed like the old straw man. I can't recall anyone in the media calling him a choker, but I don't read much of the sports sections any longer.
 
BeLeafer said:
That's an understatement. Luongo's contract is a nightmare and seriously detracts from his value. Plus, there's not many trading partners for them. Scraps is all they should get for him.
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How ugly Luongo's contract is, will be determined by how the new CBA treats them, not by how the previous CBA did. Important distinction to make.
 
He won a gold medal on home ice in the olympics and led his team to game 7 of the cup finals despite the rest of his teammates completely disappearing and getting pushed around by the Bruins. He's not a choker.
 
I can't recall anyone in the media calling him a choker
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He was vilified and scapegoated horrendously by the Vancouver media after the Canucks lost. It's unfortunately become the unchallenged media narrative surrounding him.
 
MindzEye said:
He was vilified and scapegoated horrendously by the Vancouver media after the Canucks lost. It's unfortunately become the unchallenged media narrative surrounding him.
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Really? That's news to me. However, I still don't know what it has to do with this discussion. No one accused him of being a choker.
 
BeLeafer said:
Really? That's news to me. However, I still don't know what it has to do with this discussion. No one accused him of being a choker.
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I wasn't responding to anyone here specifically. We were talking about Luongo, so I decided to share my opinion of him (backed up by facts) on a message board. Imagine that.
 
Preston_Mizzi said:
I wasn't responding to anyone here specifically. We were talking about Luongo, so I decided to share my opinion of him (backed up by facts) on a message board. Imagine that.
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Sorry for the confusion. Strange to think a post about his playoff performances immediately following the only post that mentioned it would be responding to it.
 
It's truly ridiculous. I see no reason to assume that it will be voided with a new CBA. At best the numbers get adjusted to the new cap structure, but the result is more or less the same.
 
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