Luongo and Nabokov are struggling
Roberto Luongo is expected to get the call on Thursday night as the Vancouver Canucks host the San Jose Sharks, another team with a struggling Olympic goalie.
Roberto Luongo is expected to get the call on Thursday night as the Vancouver Canucks host the San Jose Sharks, another team with a struggling Olympic goalie.
Roberto Luongo could go out Sunday, pitch a shutout with a sensational performance and make any concerns about his recent play with the Vancouver Canucks seem both misplaced and dated.
Neither Team USA nor Team Canada will be able to blame a failure to win the gold medal on a lack of familiarity with the opposing team.
After a dreadful game against Team USA on Sunday night those around Team Canada and the rest of the country are wondering if Martin Brodeur should be the backup to Roberto Luongo.
When Team Canada opens the Olympic men’s hockey tournament, there will be no one more comfortable with the surroundings than the man between the pipes.
Lundqvist is not the only big-name Olympic goalie who has been on a slide heading into Vancouver. He has plenty of company in that regard.
The Vancouver Canucks will soon make history. Just not in a way they’d like.
It always has been, still is and always will be the most important position in the good old hockey game.
Here’s a list of the game’s top five goalies today with a reason or two why:
The Vancouver Canucks fell in a shootout last night to the red hot Phoenix Coyotes.
Great news for the Vancouver Canucks as Roberto Luongo is back to being healthy and will dress tonight as the Vancouver Canucks backup. He is expected to start later in the week against the Detroit Red Wings.