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**Asher** · April 16, 2004, 02:28

Did you see the saves he made tonight? The man is not human. No one is that consistently "lucky", he has to be doing something right.

**Asher** · April 16, 2004, 02:38

Also: shades of 1989.

Calgary knocked Vancouver out of the playoffs in the first round then, and went on to win the cup.

**Ben Kenobi** · April 16, 2004, 02:41

Yes you are. The Canucks are dead. They have no goaltending and you can't win a series without it.

No goaltending and they lost by a goal.

Can you imagine what happens if they get some?

They've been down this road before, they just have to win game 6, and let everything happen from there.

They came close tonight. Very close.

**Ben Kenobi** · April 16, 2004, 02:42

Vancouver put in a 23-year old guy they recently called up from the Manitoba Moose, and Calgary's playing the best goalie in the league.

Auld ain't shabby if he holds the 'cup bound' flames to 2 goals.

Either Calgary has a horrible offense, or the man is a good goalie.

**Asher** · April 16, 2004, 02:43

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
No goaltending and they lost by a goal.

Can you imagine what happens if they get some?

They've been down this road before, they just have to win game 6, and let everything happen from there.

They came close tonight. Very close.

Your only goal was a fluke, and you outshot Calgary 33-20...

Auld ain't shabby if he holds the 'cup bound' flames to 2 goals.

Either Calgary has a horrible offense, or the man is a good goalie.

2 goals on 20 shots is not good.

Calgary's offense needs work, but when you've got Kipper in net you've got some buffer space.

I'd say Vancouver's chance of winning two in a row coming off a 4-0 and 2-1 loss with Hedburg or Auld is slim to none.

**Ben Kenobi** · April 16, 2004, 02:46

"Damn the Canucks are playing well. "

This is the only evidence I need.

**Asher** · April 16, 2004, 02:47

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
"Damn the Canucks are playing well. "

This is the only evidence I need.

Playing well doesn't do you any good when the goalie is exceptional and you can score just enough goals.

One of your best forwards is out and you're playing a backup goalie, you really think you stand a chance against Kiprusoff and Iginla?

**Ben Kenobi** · April 16, 2004, 02:48

You guys got lucky.

2 shots in the 3rd and one of them goes in?

**Ben Kenobi** · April 16, 2004, 02:49

One of your best forwards is out and you're playing a backup goalie, you really think you stand a chance against Kiprusoff and Iginla?

2 players do not a team make.

Were going to 7 whether you like it or not.

Shades of '94.

**Asher** · April 16, 2004, 02:50

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
You guys got lucky.

2 shots in the 3rd and one of them goes in?

It was a beaut, wasn't it? Gotta love Iggy and his deflections.

Tonight is a great example of why you can't win. Your offense was on fire, you had lots of great shots and you outshot us 33-20, but you still lost.

So even when your offense is awesome and ours is horrible, you can't win. What makes you think it'll be any different at Saturday's Calgary home game? Further, what makes you think you can do it TWICE in a row against a team which blanked you 4-0 not two days ago?

**Asher** · April 16, 2004, 02:51

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
2 players do not a team make.

They make the difference, is all that matters.

As tonight has clearly shown.

Kiprusoff with the amazing saves keeping the Canucks at bay, Iginla getting the go-ahead goal in the third.

**Ben Kenobi** · April 16, 2004, 02:58

What makes you think it'll be any different at Saturday's Calgary home game?

Canucks are just about the best road team in the league.

Your offense was on fire, you had lots of great shots and you outshot us 33-20, but you still lost.

True, but the team that consistently gets outshot by such a wide margin isn't a positive indicator of the quality of the team.

This same goalie got ventilated for 5 goals on 20 shots not too long ago, if I remember correctly.

**Asher** · April 16, 2004, 02:59

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
This same goalie got ventilated for 5 goals on 20 shots not too long ago, if I remember correctly.

In his first postseason game, on 5 powerplay goals, with the loss of our only really good penalty killer.

Ever since then his GAA is ~0.95.

Should be lower, because of the obvious non-goal in game 2(?).

**Tingkai** · April 16, 2004, 03:29

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
You guys got lucky.

2 shots in the 3rd and one of them goes in?

Like I said, the Canucks don' have the goaltending needed to win.

**monolith94** · April 16, 2004, 03:34

Let's go Bruins!

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