Popular Post Hairy Kneel Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 6 hours ago, spook007 said: Time heals they say..... So despite having to carry that crap cap penalty of no choice of our own for a fair few years, because Lu go hired to retire by the Panthers, welcome back Lu..... I guess... Still a bit miffed about the whole saga, but no doubt his play here merited a place in the ROH. Had they won in 2011, he would have been hanging from the rafters... Now keep the run going and beat the Panthers... This winning thing is just too much fun... You know I still hate Lou for putting us through that cap crap. He could have done us a solid but seemed to take revelry in not. So imo he can go kick rocks. Panther ferlife 2 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joshua.Guy Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 8 hours ago, Crimson JH said: This is one of the nicest GDT's I've ever seen. Good job! 1 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker67 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Hairy Kneel said: You know I still hate Lou for putting us through that cap crap. He could have done us a solid but seemed to take revelry in not. So imo he can go kick rocks. Panther ferlife I'm not sure whether to give a Laugh, Alien or Cheers emoji. I'd give all 3 I think. Lu's contract was terrible, but he signed it and I don't like that he ran back to mommy and left the Canucks to pay his debt. Great goalie and all, though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) Edited December 14, 2023 by Rip The Mesh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6of1_halfdozenofother Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 57 minutes ago, spook007 said: It all good to say that, but if you notice only 1 of the 3 games we won, wasn't a shut out... That suggests to me at least that there were also other issues than Bobby Lu's goals against... The team didn't score enough. Its as simple as that... regardless of issues and reasons Canucks did not score enough goals... Thomas played better than Luongo... But forwards goals dried out... Plenty of opportunities to score, but they didn't. Because obviously, it's Luongo's fault for not scoring more goals against the Bruins that series... There's enough blame to go around for how the series was lost, and that blame should be shared far outside the locker room, into the league offices as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) Edited December 14, 2023 by Rip The Mesh 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 10 minutes ago, 6of1_halfdozenofother said: Because obviously, it's Luongo's fault for not scoring more goals against the Bruins that series... There's enough blame to go around for how the series was lost, and that blame should be shared far outside the locker room, into the league offices as well. It's all Aaron Rome's fault !! Well maybe it is maybe it isn't but it sure seemed like it was a a turning point for the Bears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawbone Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Luongo was amazing for us for 7 years, and I hope there's not too much focus on his nutty contract (not his fault) or the fact that the team fell just short of a Stanley Cup with him in goal. That 2011 regular season and playoffs (minus a couple games that I choose not to think about) was the most fun I've ever had watching hockey, in big part due to his great goaltending. And the amazing powerplay. Oh, and the incredible penalty kill. Damn that was a good team 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnstorm Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Feels like a distraction from the important business at hand…winning games. IIRC the team seems to come out slow more often than not after these long drawn out player recognition affairs. Luongo isn’t high on my list for appreciation either. Failed to deliver in the end and left us holding the bag. I know many fans worship the ground he walks on however I don’t. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_thecup Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Beautiful GDT thanks! The artwork looks the same as the old Popeye cartoons. My favorite takeaway from those cartoons is Wimpy's, "I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." I use it all the time and almost no-one today understands me (and I don't care - its up to the kids today + Google to figure things out). And that hamburger was 5¢ - yes, life was good then (and a nickel was real money to a kid). Now, hand me that can of spinach, I got some big cats to dance. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post JayDangles Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 Setting aside it being Luongo night for a minute. Maybe its just me, but tonight feels like another major turning point game for this team. If they can win against a good florida team, giving them a 4-game win streak and going 4-1 on the homestand. Thats a huge rebound from the .500 hockey they were playing for a month. I'm sure the team will get a huge confidence boost and ride that high into the xmas break. Please please please win this one. Don't care if its pretty, ugly, refs help us, shoot-out, whatever. Get the 2 pts tonight! 2 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogs and Podz Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) I will say this... I don't think Luongo's jersey should be retired... But I'll also say that, this being the case.... Naslunds Jersey shouldn't have been retired either... To me Naslund's impact and worth to the team is similar to Luongo's... Maybe even even less. So with this logic, Luongo's jersey should be retired as well. But I think management and ownership choice in offering ring of honour to Luongo is the correct one. But they got it wrong with Naslund. Though Naslund was great... He was no Bure, Sedins, Linden or Smyl.... Should be in ROH with Luongo. So tonight's ceremony... Though long overdue. In my opinion, is a little slight towards Luongo. I often wonder, if Luongo hadn't retired and served his time playing out his contract... so the recapture penalty wasn't enacted, would this ceremony be a jersey retirement instead? Edited December 14, 2023 by Hogs and Podz 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 For people crying about his contract, just remember it was completely 100% legal at the time he signed it and we only got hit with a bullshit penalty after the new CBA was put in place. Oh and New Jersey and LA were allowed to get out of similar penalties from Kovalchuk/Richards contracts. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 This is a distraction like the Hughes Bowl distraction. Whatever Lou we got a game to win. Can you come back tomorrow and we'll shine up your spot on the wall. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 1 hour ago, spook007 said: It all good to say that, but if you notice only 1 of the 3 games we won, wasn't a shut out... That suggests to me at least that there were also other issues than Bobby Lu's goals against... The team didn't score enough. Its as simple as that... regardless of issues and reasons Canucks did not score enough goals... Thomas played better than Luongo... But forwards goals dried out... Plenty of opportunities to score, but they didn't. Team didn't score enough in our playoff series with Dallas either years earlier (Turco was "credited" with THREE shutouts) & we still advanced either. But people don't talk about Luongo being able to hold the fort then. Luongo had two shutouts in the Finals. He stunk the bed in our home games pretty much. There was good & bad there (getting a shutout, forget two, is no easy task in the Finals). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzukes Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Awesome GDT. Thanks @Crimson JH Go Nucks! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Crimson JH Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 36 minutes ago, Goal_thecup said: Beautiful GDT thanks! The artwork looks the same as the old Popeye cartoons. My favorite takeaway from those cartoons is Wimpy's, "I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." I use it all the time and almost no-one today understands me (and I don't care - its up to the kids today + Google to figure things out). And that hamburger was 5¢ - yes, life was good then (and a nickel was real money to a kid). Now, hand me that can of spinach, I got some big cats to dance. That’s why I wanted to go with the vintage rubber-hose style art style: Fleischer Studio, Disney, Fallout, and Cuphead meets with a modern twist 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NHL Tyranny Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 Lu's a Panther. I don't begrudge him but why would I honor him? He was paid handsomely for his talent and in the end let us down in many ways. GCG. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 So who's the canuck killer we have watch out for in Fla? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chon derry Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 After tonite can we put louongo in the past as well as 2011. And let this current version rewrite history for us. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Man Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 I'll just leave this here. Should've been a number retirement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Zadorov should paste Tkachuckandpuke to the boards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 3 minutes ago, Chon derry said: After tonite can we put louongo in the past as well as 2011. And let this current version rewrite history for us. Thank gawd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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