[tigerthelion]

"Hockey play" that "happens in every game"? Are you serious? Are you Mike Fisher? That's one of the only times this season that I've seen a goalie so blatantly interfered with that he lost his ability to make the save. With all the talk of Luongo and Turco getting bumped in the first round series, never was either goalie interfered with to the extent that Brodeur was on that play. Turco and Luongo were flopping almost everytime someone came near them. The worst contact on Luongo came after a play, when he was kneed in the head. Brodeur didn't flop. He had no reason to. If that had happened to Emery, he would still by yelling at the ref, along with Murray. They were never interfered with enough to seriously hinder their chance to make a save.

Exactly Tiger. Brodeur is a class act all the way. Nevermind flopping, Marty didn't even look at the ref for a penalty when he was hit, he just tried to get back into the play as quickly as possible. Contrast that with tonight, where the Canucks lose the series because Luongo was too busy looking at the ref to notice the shot coming in from the point. One would hope that given the circumstances, he'll never get caught doing that again.

Look at what the officials allegedly told Brodeur:

Brodeur said he asked the officials for an explanation and was told he ''had time to get out of the way.


If that was anyone other than Brodeur, they would have lost it. Remember Cujo a few years ago going after a ref and actually knocking him down? Well, that's what most goalies would have done. Brodeur was unbelievably calm considering what happened. Marty has only been average during these playoffs (tremendous in the Fisher slew foot game though)and has disappointed. However, he's still either #1 or #2 in the world as far as goalies go. He just doesn't have his mojo this postseason for whatever reason.

Solid article on the Canucks:

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Ed Willes went a little far in his criticism but overall it's honest stuff. Heart and leadership are unquestionably the team's biggest problems.

Luongo made a mistake by looking for a penalty just before Neidermeyer scored the winning goal but I think I can forgive him. HE IS THE TEAM.