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Post by Skilly on Apr 24, 2016 22:34:12 GMT -5
His head was watching Tavares the whole time, and he finally realized Tavares had the puck when he was by the post.
In my opinion, Luongo was expecting/hoping that Ekblad was going to swipe that rebound to the corner, and stayed down. These are the kind of lazy plays that Luongo has been chastised for in the past.
Yes it was a great initial save, but he had time to react and get across ... And he compounded it by staying on his knees so there wasn't any way to push across, and he had to pop up first and dive across.
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Post by seventeen on Apr 25, 2016 1:01:11 GMT -5
Lu always seems to be on the losing end. Bad luck? Dunno. I've found that bad luck is often the result of bad decisions.
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Post by jkr on Apr 25, 2016 6:37:17 GMT -5
Didn't see the game but watched the replay a few times. I thought what the heck is Luongo doing? Why is he staying on that side of the net instead of following Taveres?
Poorly played IMO.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 25, 2016 9:49:49 GMT -5
Agree with those who think Luongo blew it. I've seen goalies react much quicker on that play.
He saw the rebound go to Tavares...and he DID stand up...but instead of pushing off he went back down and twisted in the same spot.
Weird.
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Post by Boston_Habs on Apr 25, 2016 10:39:47 GMT -5
Impressed with the Capitals. I watched the whole game yesterday on a plane back from Florida. Very quick in transition, quick decisions, good passing, and Ovechkin really is a beast. All over the ice, he piles up shots, just a menacing offensive talent.
They have always been playoff chokers when the pressure is on, but the Caps look very much like a 120-point team. Great top end talent, solid depth, talented blue line, and a Vezina caliber goalie in Holtby. This could be the year.
A fun team to watch.
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Post by Skilly on Apr 25, 2016 11:01:00 GMT -5
Just watched the video CH posted and went through frame by frame , it's even worse than I thought last night,
Luongo makes the save, and watches the puck go to Tavares. I initially thought he was looking at Ekblad, but on one angle you see he is watching Tavares, and he follows the puck, on Tavares stick right around the net turning left the entire way. When Tavares is directly behind the net, a light goes on in Luongo's head ... #%^} , I am suppose to move right when he goes behind the net, not left ...and twists himself up, but it was over as soon as watched Tavares go behind the goal line, looking over his left shoulder th entire way that far out.
In that instance, Luongo covers the right post, and leaves Ekblad to stop Tavares from pivoting back to the shot side post
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Post by seventeen on Apr 25, 2016 12:22:15 GMT -5
Could be one of his d-men was out of position, or it could be he was just tired and didn't react quickly enough. Most goalies get over to the other side much faster than Luongo did (well, he never really did get over). It simply looked like his brain went on pause.
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Post by BadCompany on Apr 25, 2016 14:49:16 GMT -5
It looked to me like his left skate lost an edge or something. As he gets up his left foot does a little C-cut, like it was sliding out from him and he had to pull it back before he could push off it to slide over. That fraction of a second getting his leg under him cost him, in my opinion.
I don't know if was a skate problem, or just fatigue, but it looked to me like that was the reason why he was so slow getting over.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 25, 2016 15:21:14 GMT -5
The worst time for whatever happened to happen.
Just like in 2007, when he looked to his left at the ref and motioned for a penalty call. Oops...
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 25, 2016 20:15:22 GMT -5
Blues up 2-0 in the first....can they hang on to this one?
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 25, 2016 20:31:59 GMT -5
... Marian Hossa getting done again ...
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 25, 2016 21:02:09 GMT -5
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 25, 2016 21:06:46 GMT -5
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 25, 2016 21:08:13 GMT -5
Crawford is in his usual Game 7 zone. If he sees it, he's stopping it.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 25, 2016 21:52:34 GMT -5
Defensive breakdown in the Hawks' zone. Don't know what happened to Gustafsson, but Brouwer was left all alone in front of Crawford. 3-2 Blues. 11:00 or so to go.
EDIT: Now Blues go to the PP....
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 25, 2016 22:09:55 GMT -5
Hawks' shot hits both posts and stays out....
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 25, 2016 22:17:36 GMT -5
Congrats to the Blues...
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Post by seventeen on Apr 25, 2016 22:43:58 GMT -5
That dirge you hear is coming from Gary Bettman's office in New York. LA out, Chicago out, Rangers out.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 25, 2016 22:44:13 GMT -5
Yeah, I was kind of hoping the Black Hawks would advance, but good on the Blues ... St Louis has something to prove ...
Cheers.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 25, 2016 22:51:34 GMT -5
Noticed tonight that Hitch has become quite a size once again...
I made note of it only because a few years ago he'd slimmed down considerably....
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Post by seventeen on Apr 26, 2016 0:19:23 GMT -5
Noticed tonight that Hitch has become quite a size once again... I made of note of it only because a few years ago he'd slimmed down considerably.... I wonder if that's when his losing streak in the playoffs started. He's more jovial when he's not hungry. They should use him in a Snicker's ad. |
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Post by blny on Apr 26, 2016 5:43:47 GMT -5
Just watched the extended highlight pack on nhl.com from the Hawks Blues. Goalies made some fantastic saves in that one. Blues dodged a huge bullet with 4 or so minutes to go when Seabrook's point shot was tipped by Panik and went off both posts.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 26, 2016 6:28:38 GMT -5
I like what Marty Biron said last night ... the Black Hawks didn't get the production from their bottom-6 that they normally do ... Tomas Fleischmann and Dale Weise were not effective ... it made me think about how good a fit Weise was Montreal when he was used as a bottom-6 guy ... don't know why his game ebbed in Chicago ... not sure there's a place for him in Montreal with the new faces coming up ... hopefully the Habs can replace his size ... might have to tune into the Nashville/Anaheim game ... HFLA, were you quick enough to get tickets ...
Cheers.
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Post by blny on Apr 26, 2016 9:21:56 GMT -5
I like what Marty Biron said last night ... the Black Hawks didn't get the production from their bottom-6 that they normally do ... Tomas Fleischmann and Dale Weise were not effective ... it made me think about how good a fit Weise was Montreal when he was used as a bottom-6 guy ... don't know why his game ebbed in Chicago ... not sure there's a place for him in Montreal with the new faces coming up ... hopefully the Habs can replace his size ... might have to tune into the Nashville/Anaheim game ... HFLA, were you quick enough to get tickets ... Cheers. That's an excellent point. I think Shaw was the only one to contribute, as he scored in each of the last two games. Weise scored in game 6, but neither he nor Flash scored a goal in the 15 games they played after the trade. Shaw, like Weise, is one of those tweener types. In reality he's a third liner, but he's got energy, jam, and some decent hands. Toews had a very quiet series imo as well. He certainly didn't provide the clutch scoring he's known for. Kane was -3 last night. Ouch. Panarin-Anisimov-Kane Shaw-Toews-Hossa Their bottom six was some semblance of: Desjardin, Panik, Ladd, Teravainen, Kruger, Weise. |
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Post by seventeen on Apr 26, 2016 13:04:28 GMT -5
That's the part that was clear from the trade deadline and is a result of the CAP. Compare this Hawks team to their first Cup champion when they had Byfuglien, Ladd, Brouwer, Bickell and Bolland on the bottom 6. This time, for example, not only is Ladd 5 years older, but he's on the top 6. The depth wasn't there and that was true of the defense too. After Seabrook, Keith and Kjalmarsson, there's no one who stands out. CAP does it. Terevainen was hurt a bit and he's still young, he wasn't able to contribute as much as he will in the future. Panarin was better than I thought he'd be, with 5 points in the series, but Toews and Kane were kept from breaking out by the Blues.
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Post by blny on Apr 26, 2016 13:20:38 GMT -5
Hawks have played a lot of game the last 3 seasons. A conference final against Kings in 14, finals and a win last year. Takes a toll. For the Blues, aside from Elliott, it's the kids that led the way. Tarasenko, Fabbri, Parayko; they were a driving force dragging the usual suspects along imo.
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Post by franko on Apr 26, 2016 14:11:04 GMT -5
I like what Marty Biron said last night ... the Black Hawks didn't get the production from their bottom-6 that they normally do ... Tomas Fleischmann and Dale Weise were not effective ... it made me think about how good a fit Weise was Montreal when he was used as a bottom-6 guy ... don't know why his game ebbed in Chicago ... not sure there's a place for him in Montreal with the new faces coming up ... hopefully the Habs can replace his size ... might have to tune into the Nashville/Anaheim game ... HFLA, were you quick enough to get tickets ... Cheers. That's an excellent point. I think Shaw was the only one to contribute, as he scored in each of the last two games. Weise scored in game 6, but neither he nor Flash scored a goal in the 15 games they played after the trade. Shaw, like Weise, is one of those tweener types. In reality he's a third liner, but he's got energy, jam, and some decent hands. Toews had a very quiet series imo as well. He certainly didn't provide the clutch scoring he's known for. Kane was -3 last night. Ouch. Panarin-Anisimov-Kane Shaw-Toews-Hossa Their bottom six was some semblance of: Desjardin, Panik, Ladd, Teravainen, Kruger, Weise. Every year I wonder if trade deadline deals are worth it. Rarely seem to work out. |
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Post by seventeen on Apr 26, 2016 14:18:56 GMT -5
That's an excellent point. I think Shaw was the only one to contribute, as he scored in each of the last two games. Weise scored in game 6, but neither he nor Flash scored a goal in the 15 games they played after the trade. Shaw, like Weise, is one of those tweener types. In reality he's a third liner, but he's got energy, jam, and some decent hands. Toews had a very quiet series imo as well. He certainly didn't provide the clutch scoring he's known for. Kane was -3 last night. Ouch. Panarin-Anisimov-Kane Shaw-Toews-Hossa Their bottom six was some semblance of: Desjardin, Panik, Ladd, Teravainen, Kruger, Weise. Every year I wish if trade deadline deals are worth it. Rarely seem to work out. There's often 16 teams (or more) making those deadline deals with the hope (prayer) that they win the cup. Outside of the eventual Cup champion, the only winners are the teams that sold. |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 26, 2016 15:11:31 GMT -5
Dan Boyle lays into Larry Brooks and Brett Cyrgalis (New York Post reporters) during locker clean-out today. Profanity-laden. I recall Brooks getting under Tortorella's skin quite a few times... I guess there's a fine line between holding the players'/coaches'/GM's feet to the fire….and being controversial just for the sake of it. It just seems to me Brooks asks the tough questions….and really is NO EXCUSES. Do we have a Brooks-type covering the Habs? If not, maybe we could use one for each official language.  |
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Post by blny on Apr 26, 2016 17:31:18 GMT -5
Larry Brooks definitely likes to turn the screws. Torch got to the point where he couldn't look at "Brooksie" without losing it - not that it takes much.
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