AHL- Apolyton Hockey League III-- Olympic edition

[Ben Kenobi]

Luongo is having more off nights than on this season

And the whole team took a night off tonight. No Daniel, no Burrows, no Samuelsson. They gave Wellwood and the third line first line minutes.

They played their bottom pair more than anyone else.

Yes, goalies are important, but if the team takes a night off, there's not much they can do.

I'm surprised you started him, I thought they might give the guys a break against LA.

[Asher]

Ben, you ****ing dolt, the Canucks outshot the Kings.

The lack of 3 forwards doesn't stop Luongo from making the ****ing saves he needs to make.

Your excuses for Luongo are pathetic. He had an awful, awful night...again.

[Asher]

Luongo is 17th in sv% this season and 18th in GAA. Behind stalwarts like Johan Hedberg and Jimmy Howard. And way behind Kiprusoff.

12 more years, right Ben? And a no movement clause to boot. His performance this season should be terrifying if he's in his prime now.

[Ben Kenobi]

And you seem obsessed about shots.

[Ben Kenobi]

12 more years, right Ben? And a no movement clause to boot. His performance this season should be terrifying if he's in his prime now.

Ah yes.

Gold Medal Winner Roberto Luongo.

Sorry asher, some of us stand by our teams.

You should be terrified that 'Prime' Iggy is having his worst season in 6 years. It's a sign of things to come.

[Asher]

And you seem obsessed about shots.

Pop quiz: What is a "shot on goal" and why is it relevant to discussing the performance of goalies?

[Asher]

Ah yes.

Gold Medal Winner Roberto Luongo.

Ah yes, we're back to this. He won a gold medal, barely, with a stacked team infront of him. Goaltending was the consensus weakest link of the Canadian team and Luongo's performance in the final game was middling at best.

But yes, he did win a gold medal. I guess Iginla is twice as good as Luongo seeing as he has twice as many gold medals. He's infinitely better than Burrows.

I'm glad we've established this metric.

[Ben Kenobi]

Shot quality >>> shots.

[Asher]

Shot quality >>> shots.

And your argument is that Daniel Sedin, Alex Burrows (playing a full game instead of just some of it), and Samuelsson would reduce the shot quality immensely?

Do you even know what the **** is going on?

Is your argument that no goalie could've stopped those 8 goals last night at all? Because if you're absolving Luongo from blame, that's the implication. I'm pretty sure Kipper could've stopped most of those. He doesn't give up those juicy rebounds Luongo did last night, which is where those goals were coming from frequently...

[Ben Kenobi]

Ah yes, we're back to this. He won a gold medal, barely, with a stacked team infront of him. Goaltending was the consensus weakest link of the Canadian team and Luongo's performance in the final game was middling at best.

Yet, contrary to your opinion, he earned the gold medal for team Canada, in his home arena, as I predicted he would a year prior.

You were wrong. Luongo has nothing more to prove for his country. He's done his duty, and all that could be asked of him when Brodeur fell short.

But yes, he did win a gold medal. I guess Iginla is twice as good as Luongo seeing as he has twice as many gold medals. He's infinitely better than Burrows.

The same Iggy who has all of 68 points. And you claim he's better than Linden? Sorry, I just don't see it.

[Asher]

You should be terrified that 'Prime' Iggy is having his worst season in 6 years. It's a sign of things to come.

Iggy only has a few more years on his contract and doesn't have a no-movement clause.

Luongo is under contract for 12 years with a no-movement clause. I'm sure he'll be much better than this season when he's 41...

[Ben Kenobi]

And your argument is that Daniel Sedin, Alex Burrows (playing a full game instead of just some of it), and Samuelsson would reduce the shot quality immensely?

Wow, are you retarded or something?

I'm arguing that LA had very high shot quality, and that with Daniel, Burrows and Samuelsson, (the three top goal scorers for Vancouver), that the Canucks' shot quality would have gone up much higher had they played.

Is your argument that no goalie could've stopped those 8 goals last night at all?\

My contention is that they were goals, not because of his efforts, but because of consistant defensive breakdowns. And I'd love to see Kipper stop Doughty's rocket as the third power play goal.

Because if you're absolving Luongo from blame, that's the implication. I'm pretty sure Kipper could've stopped most of those. He doesn't give up those juicy rebounds Luongo did last night, which is where those goals were coming from frequently...

Umm, what rebounds?

You mean the one where LA reached behind him and put the puck in? I feel like making a highlight reel so people can see how full of **** you are about a game you never actually watched.

[Asher]

The same Iggy who has all of 68 points. And you claim he's better than Linden? Sorry, I just don't see it.

Jarome Iginla: 920 pts in 1019 games
Trevor Linden: 895 pts in 1382 games

When Linden was Iginla's age this season (03-04), he had 36 points in 82 games.

God, you are a tool. I'm done with you for a bit. Not only are you defending Luongo for 8 goals against, but you're now asserting Linden is the better player over Iginla again. Your stupidity is so immense that there's not even a point anymore.

[Ben Kenobi]

Iggy only has a few more years on his contract and doesn't have a no-movement clause.

Luongo is under contract for 12 years with a no-movement clause. I'm sure he'll be much better than this season when he's 41...

He's only getting paid, what, 3 and a half times for Burrows level production? As overrated as Phaneuf is, Iggy has to be up there too. Massively overrated.

[Ben Kenobi]

Jarome Iginla: 920 pts in 1019 games
Trevor Linden: 895 pts in 1382 games

So, 920 vs 895 points? I rest my case. Every player goes through a decline phase.