Roberto Luongo is proving what I predicted years ago: he is grossly overrated. He's among a short list of goalies who are Hall of Fame calibre in the regular season but can't step it up when he's needed most. He's been saved by the posts at the beginning of this series and he knows it, and it's killing his confidence.
Now many Luongo lovers will point to the Gold Medal at the Vancouver Olympics as proof that he can win on a big stage. I'll counter that with proposing that there were about 3-4 other Canadian goalies that could have pulled that off with the team we iced in Vancouver. I say, just go back to his non-playoff days in Florida where he stopped more shots per season and was among the elite. However, he couldn't pull a Beezer and get that team the dance either. He's the goalie equivalent of Jay Boumeester.
I look forward to your comments on this but I'm guessing his supporters will be silenced if Chicago somehow steals this series, which is starting to seem more likely with each passing game.
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