Looks like Canada is going to wait until 1/7 to name the team. The U.S. is still going to name theirs on 1/1.
Looks like Canada is going to wait until 1/7 to name the team. The U.S. is still going to name theirs on 1/1.
To tie-in the announcement with the Winter Classic, I assume? I think waiting until January 7 is smart....we have a few guys who are underperforming (Giroux, Staal) and a few who are returning from injury (Nash, Carter, Duchene (though that was relatively minor)), so every extra day to evaluate these guys counts in my books.
Price plays for Montreal. He's constantly under pressure.
Last season playoffs left a bad taste in my mind with regards to Price playing under pressure.
Similarly i was super impressed with Corey Crawford stepping up his game in the playoffs.
I would have him and Luongo ahead of Price. Just my personal opinion though, I acknowledge that Price is having a great regular season thus far. I just don't want to trust him for Olympics.
If Canada wants its best shot at gold, Luongo will be the starter.
Marty is bang on.
Please, Mtl isn't a far better team, even if they are better it's not to the point here they would a .26sv%.
Heck Mtl defence has only recently been healthy with the return of Emlelin, before that we had Daiz playing Top 4 mins, not nhl ready dmen in Tinordi, Beaulieu playing games too.
It's Price that's making them look better.
where is this bs that Price "craps the bed in pressure games" come from?
His play in the playoffs has always been the same it was during the season ever year he has been in the playoffs?
from 20-23, his playoffs were up and down like they were during the season, specially of his age, ex in rookie year, he shuts out the Bruins in game 5, 1-0 to take a 3-1 series lead, then has a horrible game 6, then goes and gets a shutout in game 7. Up and down just like he was that rookie year.
In 2011 he had a great regular season, and went out to outplay Tim Thomas in the first round even tho the Habs lost in OT of game 7...
Last year playoffs, he has playing horrible for 10+ games before the playoffs.
There is nothing that says that Price play changes due to playoffs, or it being a big game. His playoff numbers are not as good because most of the games were when he was 20-23, since the 2011, in the playoffs his sv% in around .920.
I don't get the outrage. It's common sport philosophy to use the more experienced player when all else is equal. Luongo is just as good as Price. Price having better stats after two months on a much better defensive team isn't going to erase Luongos 10+ year career. I don't think people realize just how bad Vancover's team has been compared to years past. Price will have steal the job from Luongo in the preliminary rounds IMO.
Only gold they'll get with Luongo is golden tweets IMO.
Luongo is the reason the Canucks won 3 games in the Stanley Cup Final.The problem is that all else is NOT equal. Luongo recently crapped the bed in the stanley cup finals and fought for the starting job the last 2 years. Also, don't get me started on the better defense ********, that's been debunked no later than 10 posts ago.
we get it , you're a homer
So what I'm basically seeing is a bunch of outraged Montreal fans trying to convince everyone Price should be the starter...is that correct?
Regardless of what happens, both goalies will get a chance and whoever plays better will get the starting spot.So what I'm basically seeing is a bunch of outraged Montreal fans trying to convince everyone Price should be the starter...is that correct?