Luongo as captain

[vince_chase]

since we are stuck with him next year, i think he should be stripped of the C and let him and raycroft compete for the lead role.

the C should be given to Kesler.Goalie should never be a captain.Captain should be talking to the team during the critical moments in the game.

look on the bright side, at least we do not live in a city like Winnipeg - where there USE to be a NHL team.

 

[vancity_cowboy]

Captain should be talking to the team during the critical moments in the game.

what he said ^

 

[LittleAsianGuy]

No way the nucks will have a 10 mill backup ...not even realistic. Possible he'll lose the C though....but of course they'll ask lui if he's willing to give it up.

since we are stuck with him next year, i think he should be stripped of the C and let him and raycroft compete for the lead role.

 

[niteowl]

Whose we? I stopped cheering for CANNOTS long ago. I won't start again.

 

[BJhunter]

What do you expect?!

There's a reason why 29 other NHL teams don't name their goalies captain. Why, what's the point? That's the idiotic reasoning with this management/coaching. Sure I
willing to give them kudos for trying to correct the stupid mistakes this organization has been cursed with & the worst ever drafting, the list is endless.

Hiring a sleep doctor, nutritionist, Dave gagner as player development whatever-- this will take forever to reach the Cup finals. Sure won't happen with Louie playing SHITTY hockey since the Olympics. How can any of you stupid canuckleheads think he'll do well in the playoffs???

Wasn't he yanked 6 times down the stretch? Oh yeah I have TONS of faith in having a goalie leading us to the promised land lol

so why does he need to be captain?

 

[Devils_Advocate]

Who is a better candidate for captain then Loungo? Mitchell? Kesler? Both have done shit (Mitchell is just as effective injured as playing - the pylon that he is).

Simple fact of the matter is Loungo plays too much, 60 games a year should be it max. Let Raycroft play 20 to 25 games a year. Loungo ain't Martin Brodeur, and he certianly doesn't have the same defensie minded team in front of hm. Loungo has played most of the regular season, plus the Olympics, plus now the play offs. He streaks due to being exhausted from playing too much.

He also isn't getting very much help from anyone in front of him. The Nucks were lucky to beat LA, and now that they are up against a team who can play.

 

[specialty69]

I was watching the post game comments from Luongo .... most of his answers were "I don't know". Why can't he just say " I sucked" (we all know he will suck (till 2018) Gillis cock for giving him the millions he don't deserve).

 

[vince_chase]

True...but

Who is a better candidate for captain then Loungo? Mitchell? Kesler? Both have done shit (Mitchell is just as effective injured as playing - the pylon that he is).

Simple fact of the matter is Loungo plays too much, 60 games a year should be it max. Let Raycroft play 20 to 25 games a year. Loungo ain't Martin Brodeur, and he certianly doesn't have the same defensie minded team in front of hm. Loungo has played most of the regular season, plus the Olympics, plus now the play offs. He streaks due to being exhausted from playing too much.

He also isn't getting very much help from anyone in front of him. The Nucks were lucky to beat LA, and now that they are up against a team who can play.

What you said are coaching mistakes by letting him burn out.However, he signed the huge $ contract, took the C.This is the major league, you have to deliver.

what really kind of piss me off is that he will not admit he is not doing well! have the balls after game 3 to admit that he has to be better. instead of talking about the usual how the canucks have to step up as a team...blah,blah.I don't know what is going on in that dressing room, but, i can tell that there is no leadership.

each year after each disappointment, the only thing you can say is --- at least we have a NHL team to watch. OMG, my expectation is so low after the last 30 years watching this team.

 

[specialty69]

As Jim Robson has said during an interview (in Game 3), the best Canucks team was the 1994 playoff team. Lots of grit and passion.

This 2010 team is still in regular season mode .... not a playoff team

 

[vince_chase]

Whose we? I stopped cheering for CANNOTS long ago. I won't start again.

if you moved here from somewhere else, fine.
if you were born and raised here, support your team, it is part of being a vancouverite.
maybe not this year or next 5.but, one year they will be at the CUP and win it.Are you going to be there?

 

[specialty69]

Probably when Luongo is not around (after 2018) .... pray that he is traded or retires before 2018 ... then maybe, there is hope for a Stanley Cup in Vancouver

Canucks could have gotten at least 2 or 3 excellent defencemen, if we weren't paying this Louie clown 10 million next year. What a waste of cap room. ( Is Cloutier still around? )

 

[TheSpecialist]

It's the same old story year in year out. In a perfect world, the team of Naslund, Bertuzzi, Morrison on line 1, the Sedins and Burrows on line 2 (at their skill level today) with Jovanovski/Allen as active defensemen that step in on the rush and not sit back and waddle like Mitchell and I can't shoot the puck Salo, with Luongo in net... *maybe* they'd go deep. Otherwise, on paper - they're achieving exactly the results they should, and they're simply getting outplayed and outmuscled by a far faster and sleeker Chicago team. It's that simple. And I don't care who you are - you don't let the first shot on goal against you go in on a must-win game, 18 seconds in, and after 11 shots on goal, only 8 saves. Atrocious.

The turning point in this series, I will argue - was game 2, 3rd period - the short handed goal, the 2-2 tieing goal. The Canucks simply deflated, and never really recovered.

 

[vancity_cowboy]

...the best Canucks team was the 1994 playoff team. Lots of grit and passion.

most people forget about the 1982 cup run. they had tiger williams in the lineup that year. talk about grit, i'll bet he made the dressing room interesting

 

[BJhunter]

Have u noticed what a poor captain Louie is when he does interviews. I mean, if u give such poor answers, don't know how to give more original answers, no sense of humour, not media friendly. If the Knuckleheads don't know what I'm saying, look at the one last Montreal game with PK Sabban--that was enlightening!! Spoke from his heart, made u listen.

Even Crosby, despite his monotone at least shows enthusiasm in doing interviews. If u ask Louie, he'd be really happy not to do any postgame interviews. Then look at Ovie who wants the spotlight; he's willing to talk to anyone.

But not our crappy captain Bobby Lou. He only wants to talk when he plays well. How many times has he thrown his dmen under the bus?

 

[fishl8r]

I agree the Loo should not remain as Capt but we also lack obvious replacement choices. Kesler maybe?
Bottom line is - right now, Chicago is the better team and getting solid defense, good goaltending, and great offense from their stars - and we're not!

 

[BJhunter]

Nothing here

I agree the Loo should not remain as Capt but we also lack obvious replacement choices. Kesler maybe?
Bottom line is - right now, Chicago is the better team and getting solid defense, good goaltending, and great offense from their stars - and we're not!

Honestly a real captain should be one that has won before. Maybe not necessarily the Stanley cup. I know that's the supposed reason why Gillis (I hate that snarly guy) brought him here but we all know that we keep on getting the wrong Europeans aka Demitra, Salo etc

Brind'Amour wouldve been great, BC kid...that's what we need, a real leader. None of the losers that we have. Sedins don't even deserve an A. And enough said about sucky Luingo, he's won nothing in the NHL level

 

[specialty69]

The only Canuck with a Stanley Cup ring is Samuelson (when he was with Detroit) and he is no Captain material. The only potential candidate is Kesler (but now that he's got his 5 miliion, who knows). And don't even think about Willie "the Pylon" Mitchell being even considered for the C.

Time for Mike Gillis to trade for a new Captain. Damn .... Trevor Linden should just come back.

 

[vancity_cowboy]

Time for Mike Gillis to trade for a new Captain. Damn .... Trevor Linden should just come back.

and what exactly did the club do under his captaincy?

 

[candleman]

best thing the canucks can do is trade loungo. use the $7 million or whatever it is and invest in some good soon to be great up and coming players. as for captaincy the canucks dont have that kind of player to lead by example such as a toews, or richards(philly) maybe kesler in 2-3 years of developing.
need to get rid of some off the defence next year they will have 6- $3 million dollar d-man that is crazy. bye bye mitchell,salo and bieksa

 

[LittleAsianGuy]

Not very easy to trade Lui especially when he's making 10 mill next season plus he probably has a no trade clause.

best thing the canucks can do is trade loungo. use the $7 million or whatever it is and invest in some good soon to be great up and coming players. as for captaincy the canucks dont have that kind of player to lead by example such as a toews, or richards(philly) maybe kesler in 2-3 years of developing.
need to get rid of some off the defence next year they will have 6- $3 million dollar d-man that is crazy. bye bye mitchell,salo and bieksa