NHL Playoffs

[Asher]

Which is why Rinne has worse numbers? Bobby Lou outplayed Rinne in the series.

Rinne's average sv% in the series is 0.928
Luongo's is 0.929

What a difference.

However, like on a micro level, on a macro level Luongo lets in a softie. Luongo had an 82.6% sv% night, Rinne was far, far more consistent.

[Asher]

Flubber, by any objective measure, Neimi is the odd man out. Not Bobby Lou.

Niemi's salary: 2.0 million
Luongo's salary: 10.0 million

Niemi is a budget goaltender who is still managing to win games for his team. He's already won a cup. Luongo's got a MASSIVE contract and is being paid to be a difference-maker. He has not been a difference-maker this playoffs.

Bobby Lou is the odd man out. It's a matter of expectations and team budget. Niemi is provided a lot of value for his salary, Luongo is detracting from the team with his average play and massive contract.

[Ben Kenobi]

However, like on a micro level, on a macro level Luongo lets in a softie. Luongo had an 82.6% sv% night, Rinne was far, far more consistent.

Actually, Luongo piled up all the badness in one game and was otherwise much better. So Lou played at a more consistantly higher level than Rinne.

[Ben Kenobi]

Bobby Lou is the odd man out. It's a matter of expectations and team budget. Niemi is provided a lot of value for his salary, Luongo is detracting from the team with his average play and massive contract.

If we want to talk about bang for your buck, look at Roloson. Neimi? You could have got Neimi's performance for a lot less than 2 million a year. Say what the Canucks paid for Schneider.

Yes, they pay Bobby Lou big bucks to be the big game tender that he's been.

[Asher]

Yes, they pay Bobby Lou big bucks to be the big game tender that he's been.

That explains all of his Stanley Cups and league-recognized clutch play in the playoffs.

[Ben Kenobi]

That explains all of his Stanley Cups and league-recognized clutch play in the playoffs.

Tied with Kipper with 25 playoff wins, one behind Roloson.

Next up JSG with 33.

Bobby Lou needs 40 playoff wins to be in the top 20, which is the only category where he is really lacking compared with the other top goaltenders.

[Asher]

Tied with Kipper with 25 playoff wins

And it only took Bobby Lou three more seasons to do so.

[Ben Kenobi]

And it only took Bobby Lou three more seasons to do so.

It took him 4 years to do what took Kipper a career. Pretty sad statement about Kipper and the Flames. Kipper used to have a lead of 20, and now it's gone.

[Asher]

It took him 4 years to do what took Kipper a career.

You're some special kind of retarded, Ben.

[Ben Kenobi]

Sharks score. Dammit.

C'mon Wings! Take it to 7!

[Ben Kenobi]

So you think his time in hell (Florida) should reflect negatively on his playoff prowess?

[Asher]

So you think his time in hell (Florida) should reflect negatively on his playoff prowess?

Yes. Have you seen the 03-04 Flames?

That's what a gamebreaking goaltender gives you.

Luongo's had one of the top teams infront of him for years and still has never gotten as far as Kipper did with a low-budget team, pre-salary cap.

[Ben Kenobi]

Luongo's had one of the top teams infront of him for years and still has never gotten as far as Kipper did with a low-budget team, pre-salary cap.

Funny that. Seems Calgary was better managed without a cap than with one. They've managed the cap terribly the past few years which has cost them.

Roloson did the same thing that Kipper did, fluke out a series run. Is Roloson the superior goaltender?

[Asher]

Funny that. Seems Calgary was better managed without a cap than with one. They've managed the cap terribly the past few years which has cost them.

Roloson did the same thing that Kipper did, fluke out a series run. Is Roloson the superior goaltender?

To Luongo? Demonstrably yes.

[Ben Kenobi]

I meant to Kipper. Kipper's now the weak sister in the playoffs to the trio of Bobby Lou, Roloson and Kipper.