Chimpradamus
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Bourque had it all set. He played out his career and dominated the game in Boston and eventually got his Cup in Colorado before retiring. I think if Lundqvist's heart wouldn't have given up on him, the Caps would've had a real shot. Their goalie situation was a real mess and Lundqvist would've taken care of that just fine. Because if a team had structure, he could still dominate. He finished his final years in NYR as his first third, a total circus show. Always relied on to always be the nail that covers all the holes.
Ovie continues to have another gear in him just to break more records. Lundqvist still had the drive in him to just win a goddamn cup. Mentally, both are comparable. They impress their enviroment by their commitment combined with their talent. That's why it was so sad for us as hockey fans to never witness that moment in a season and a playoff. Ovechkin and Lundqvist trying to win a cup. Bäckström was a huge fan of that idea btw. So were all the other Caps. They were hyped. They liked the idea to have that old monster in their own net. Then the news of our mortality.
Alot of people mocked Lundqvist his final years playing behind league leading backdoor goals against super coach Alain Vigneault, who exactly doesn't know how opposing teams will beat his teams and never adjusts, since his ego is bigger than the Grand Canyon. It was a travesty to watch the team implode and have NO structure in the defensive zone. No wonder any goalie struggles, neverthless Luongo, Lundqvist, Hart, hrrm. Vigneault is like a natural force destroying HHOF goalies. Any flaws in your strategy, you old chewing gum mutt? "Naw. It's the goalies who aren't good enough."
Let's just say I don't find it strange at all that the Flyers are struggling with that idiot behind the bench. Hire Vigneault for one season if you want a quick offensive boost. A maximum of two seasons. Then you fire him, no questions asked. He's that flawed. Then you hire a sensible coach to tell the players Vigneault's ideas of defending were moronic, but his idea of a counterattack was smart in SOME situations, not always. But Vigneault never evolved his hockey.
As a Lundqvist fan, I condemned him for staying loyal to New York, but apparently his love for the city is bigger than any Cup. He had an open clause to be traded in the rebuild. He knew his chances winning a Cup in New York were bad. So when they kicked him out he tried to finally win a Cup for himself. And then he received the health issues.
I mean, if anybody doubts what he could do in his old age, a big majority of his most spectacular saves from the NHL were all from his final years in this highlight video. Like 70% of them. And then he has his younger cat like saves for hours from his earlier seasons. When he realized his reflexes weren't good enough, he just started playing like Hasek. Like he felt like. That he played such unorthodox goaltending in this modern era was so funny to watch. If only he had a real team in front of him, like Washington.
I'm just a mourning fan, ok? It's fine, I just think he deserved better. His own loyalty feeling like a New Yorker betrayed him ahead of business, I think that deserves something at least. And when NYR finally forced him to try his best his heart gave out. Kind of fitting, still sad.
Question: 1) Is he a #1 ballot for the HHOF or will it take time?
2) Where is he ranked all time?
3) Other of your own thinking.
4) Is Vigneault one of the most overrated coaches of all time?
Ovie continues to have another gear in him just to break more records. Lundqvist still had the drive in him to just win a goddamn cup. Mentally, both are comparable. They impress their enviroment by their commitment combined with their talent. That's why it was so sad for us as hockey fans to never witness that moment in a season and a playoff. Ovechkin and Lundqvist trying to win a cup. Bäckström was a huge fan of that idea btw. So were all the other Caps. They were hyped. They liked the idea to have that old monster in their own net. Then the news of our mortality.
Alot of people mocked Lundqvist his final years playing behind league leading backdoor goals against super coach Alain Vigneault, who exactly doesn't know how opposing teams will beat his teams and never adjusts, since his ego is bigger than the Grand Canyon. It was a travesty to watch the team implode and have NO structure in the defensive zone. No wonder any goalie struggles, neverthless Luongo, Lundqvist, Hart, hrrm. Vigneault is like a natural force destroying HHOF goalies. Any flaws in your strategy, you old chewing gum mutt? "Naw. It's the goalies who aren't good enough."
Let's just say I don't find it strange at all that the Flyers are struggling with that idiot behind the bench. Hire Vigneault for one season if you want a quick offensive boost. A maximum of two seasons. Then you fire him, no questions asked. He's that flawed. Then you hire a sensible coach to tell the players Vigneault's ideas of defending were moronic, but his idea of a counterattack was smart in SOME situations, not always. But Vigneault never evolved his hockey.
As a Lundqvist fan, I condemned him for staying loyal to New York, but apparently his love for the city is bigger than any Cup. He had an open clause to be traded in the rebuild. He knew his chances winning a Cup in New York were bad. So when they kicked him out he tried to finally win a Cup for himself. And then he received the health issues.
I mean, if anybody doubts what he could do in his old age, a big majority of his most spectacular saves from the NHL were all from his final years in this highlight video. Like 70% of them. And then he has his younger cat like saves for hours from his earlier seasons. When he realized his reflexes weren't good enough, he just started playing like Hasek. Like he felt like. That he played such unorthodox goaltending in this modern era was so funny to watch. If only he had a real team in front of him, like Washington.
I'm just a mourning fan, ok? It's fine, I just think he deserved better. His own loyalty feeling like a New Yorker betrayed him ahead of business, I think that deserves something at least. And when NYR finally forced him to try his best his heart gave out. Kind of fitting, still sad.
Question: 1) Is he a #1 ballot for the HHOF or will it take time?
2) Where is he ranked all time?
3) Other of your own thinking.
4) Is Vigneault one of the most overrated coaches of all time?
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