Roberto Luongo

oaltender in the United States.  He got the nod against Team Canada and their star-goaltender, Roberto Luongo.  In a well-played, evenly matched game, Luongo came out as the winning goaltender as Sidney Crosby beats Miller in overtime.  Where is Tim Thomas during all of this?

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Two teams who have been sitting outside of the Stanley Cup Finals for quite some time finally get the chance to win Lord Stanley’s Cup.  Boston has not seen the Finals since 1990 when they lost to the Edmonton Oilers in five games.  The Vancouver Canucks are well-documented in their last Stanley Cup Final appearance, when they lost in that memorable seven-game series to the New York Rangers in 1994. 

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“He's been unbelievable,” goaltender Roberto Luongo told TSN.  “He's taken his game to a level I have never seen before in the second round.”

The Canucks are set to take on the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Finals this coming Sunday for game one of their best-of-seven series.  If the Canucks plan to make it past the high-flying Sharks, they have to continue to rely on Kesler to keep his dynamic pace up. 

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  Not only are the Blackhawks staving off elimination, they are chasing Vezina trophy-finalist Roberto Luongo from between the pipes.

After giving up six goals on 28 shots in game four, Luongo was pulled from his net and was replaced by backup Cory Schneider.  Luongo was even more dreadful in game five, letting in four goals on 12 shots, resulting in being taken out of the game yet again.  Luongo’s GAA in these two games is well above 5.00 and his overall GAA has skyrocketed from 1.67 after the first three games to 3.67 overall. 

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e, stopping 27 of 28 shots in his only meeting with Vancouver this season.  Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo did post a shutout against the Hawks on December 3, stopping all 25 Blackhawk shots.

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“He's just another guy in front of the net,” commented Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo just before the Western Semifinal Series.  Luongo surrendered 23 goals to Chicago in the six-game series, including a hat-trick from Byfuglien in game three.

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ant season, posting a 2.57 GAA and a .928 save percentage.  But with Vancouver having all-star Roberto Luongo locked up for 12 years, there really isn't a place for Schneider in the Canucks' future.  A move is most likely imminent for the NHL-hopeful.

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t put up much of a better effort than the Blue Jackets in their 4-game series with Vancouver.  Roberto Luongo was impressive in this series, posting a shutout and a league-best .962 save percentage after the sweep.  Game two saw Luongo shutout the Blues with 30 saves, and teammate Alex Burrows had some encouraging words for his goaltender.

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The Canucks are led by the first captain-goaltender in NHL history, Roberto Luongo.  Luongo finished the NHL season with a .920 save percentage and a 2.34 GAA in 54 games played.  There are many NHL analysts that believe that Luongo gets a definite edge over Mason, despite Mason’s great run.  Michael Wagenknecht of Bleacherreport.com admits that Mason has been stellar, but, “

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Vancouver last Thursday, when he beat many defenders singlehandedly, then roofed it over a sprawled Roberto Luongo.  Perron scored on the game-clinching fourth shootout round against Columbus Saturday night in St. Louis.  Berglund provided the Blues’ big fourth goal against Columbus on Sunday, slamming a backhand against standout rookie goalie Steve Mason. All three players have been spectacular, and are expected to stay that way in the Blues’ last six games of the regular season.

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iguere (voted as the starter by the fans), Minnesota’s Niklas Backstrom and Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo.  Giguere gets the fan-favorite vote, and Backstrom has been stellar between the pipes for his club, posting a 2.14 GAA, which places him fourth in the league.  But

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