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Close to 50 shots............WOW!

What a game :fullofwin:

43 saves for Schneider :D

Great team effort and Schneids was awesome.

Schneids is our anchor again..took a lot of shots. Great fucking road trip.

Please continue to sit the fuck down on the bench Lu. Schneider just lit a campfire up your ass.

he took twice as much shots as last game.. 3 goals against in the last 4 games

coach v is gonna rob schneids if he dosent start him for the next game!

lu mad bro? :troll:

cbc talking about ways to trade luongo lols

Schneider is possibly the hottest goalie in the league right now. Ride him until he loses because if they wait until he bombs a game Luongo may never start again :troll:

Unfortunately, all the "I told you so's" are coming out :/
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The armchair GM's who were calling to trade Schneids the past few seasons can now eat their words. Hope y'all hungry:alonehappy:

been waiting for that day since 3 years ago...:D

:seriously: I'm not even a canuck fan but I"m pretty sure the people calling to trade cory was not because they thought he wasn't good enough to start, it was because they knew he could fetch a solid return back to help the team in more lacking positions.

Yup, you're 100% correct.

It'll be interesting to see what GMMG does with Cory now...he was rumoured to be shipped to Phoenix for Shane Doan BEFORE we got Booth.

His value just skyrocketed even more.

There were valid reasons for trading Cory. We all know he's a great goaltender and even he himself knows being on the same team with Lu won't last forever. They are enjoying it while they can. At this rate though, Cory is making it a LOT harder for management to decide between him or Lu. however, the massive 12yr contract is still tipping the scales towards keeping Lu.

Remember, the rationality from people wanting to trade Cory was that realistically, we cannot keep both goaltenders for much longer and that we might as well get something worthwhile for such a good player.

If he keeps playing like this and the Canucks feel they need to trade Schneider, all of a sudden his stock is worth that much more :fullofwin:

You can't lose with our goaltending tandem. If Lu is great, all is well. If Lu craps the bed, Schneider runs with it. Milk it while you can because Schneider will no longer want to be held back.
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Yup. kind of a sad thought that we won't really be able to keep Lu and Schneids together much longer. Schneider is way too good to be playing second fiddle. He could be making more money elsewhere and have a larger role.

Perfect time to welcome Parise or Weber? :troll:

I kid, I kid, one can dream though :lol

I don't think anyone has ever wanted to trade Schneids - its just been the inevitable truth. Lu's contract makes it damn near impossible to make the switch so trading Schneids for a blue chip prospect or proven first liner is what seems to be MG's best option...
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That 12 years contract of Lu is pretty much handcuffed the Canucks to trade away Schneider. Thats really unfortunate...

I'd say sticky more than unfortunate. What most people don't realize, and it frustrates the shit out of me, is that Lu is a PROVEN #1 goaltender with a fucking fantastic resume despite missing a cup. And regardless of what a lot of people think, he was integral is the Canucks reaching game 7. Was he perfect? No. But the people out there who 'think' they have a fucking clue about the game and make Lu the scapegoat when we lose are laughable.

Cory is a great goaltender thus far. But he has a long way to go before he's proven. I'm sure most of you can think of 5 goalies who made an impact early then disappeared off the face of the earth. I'm not saying that's what is going to happen, I don't have a crystal ball, but the possibility is real.

You don't know what you got until its gone folks.
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Also, people seem to forget there's a clause in Lu's contract that upon reaching the 5th year, either party can opt for a change in direction.

this is the best thing that can happen to lu. internal competition

actually lu has a very tradeable contract but it would have to wait until next year. his cap hit is more than his salary per year after next year. thats very attractive to teams looking to get to the cap floor while not actually spending as much

like Florida? :troll:

Umm Lu WAS a proven goalie. These past few years he is just another goalie in my opinion. Luongo WAS NOT an integral part of the playoffs in my opinion.
Was I watching a different playoff run? The wins luongo got under his belt were not due to a spectacular performance on his part
I do not recall one game that Luongo stole a game for us. Please enlighten me of such game(s) to put my ignorance to rest.

I'm not putting all the blame on Luongo. But, his performance in the playoffs was far below what we should expect from a top five goalie in the world.

Because Rinne was so solid in the series against Nashville, Luongo couldn't afford to let any stinkers in... same with Boston, except Thomas was better.

Luongo had 4 shutouts in last year's playoffs.