[cferneyh]

Opiated, you won't like this but I'm gonna say it anyway- Luongo needs to play better. Many believe he is THE BEST goalie in the NHL. Based on his play so far this season, HE'S NOT. I'm not writing him off by any means but right now he isn't getting the job done. Now, I realize the Canucks have a mediocore team BUT I expected Luongo to steal games for them. So far I haven't seen Luongo steal one game this season. Last night Jose Theodore outplayed him, which is pretty bad if you think about it. My expectations are for Luongo to play GREAT in most games but this season he's played average in as many games as he's played great. For the money he's getting and the reputation as being the best in the NHL, I'm sorry but he's not playing as well as he should. Last night, there was a breakdown in front of him on the winning goal but he totally took himself out of position on the play. Those are the game saving stops a goalie of his caliber are SUPPOSED TO MAKE. He's supposed to play better than GOOD. He's supposed to play GREAT the MAJORITY OF THE TIME. Let's wait and see if he does turn it around because so far this season he's been no better than Auld was last season for the Canucks.

I'm with you..i think for the money that Auld gets compared to Luongo, yeah...he's no better...but a healthy Luongo is still better than an injured Bert!!

You guys need to be patient. Generally it takes a new goaltender time to get used to his new D, and in Luongo's case - where he switched conferences - it will take him time to get used to seeing different teams way more often. I remember when Belfour first came to the Leafs and he looked really bad, but once he got used to the D and they got used to him, he came around.

Man, I'd think that with the history of Canuck goaltenders - which ranges from average to piss-poor - you'd be thrilled to have an upper-echelon 'tender for a change!