Bobby Lu coming up with the clutchest playoff performance since Patrick Lalime in game 7 of the first round agains the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2004. In fact, he was so good that he didn't even have to play the last 49 minutes of the game last night. This has been a very strange series and shown that home ice does matter in hockey afterall as both the Canucks and Bruins have won all three of their games at home to set up the championship game Wednesday night. Luongo has especially displayed the importance of home ice advantage after stopping 95 of 97 shots to win three games in Vancouver while giving up 15 goals on 64 shots in Boston, losing all three games and getting pulled in two games. Not since Steve Webb has the NHL seen a player that personifies Tarzan at home and Jane on the road as much as Luongo has this series. Hopefully the home trend continues one more game for the Canucks but I have a feeling Tim Thomas isn't going to let his first and most likely last opportunity to win the stanley cup Wednesday night. If that happens I'd imagine the Canucks will have a tough decision this offseason and look to trade Luongo in favour of retaining the younger, cheaper and potentially better long term solution in net, Corey Schneider. Philly would be a nice landing spot for Bobby Lu, I don't think they even care anymore when their goalies choke in the playoffs and have just come to accept it like blackflies during the summer in Thunder Bay. But, maybe I shouldn't get too far ahead of myself here. Afterall, I did predict a Canucks sweep in this series and all but handed them the cup after game two.
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