Roberto Luongo

THERE’S A REASON ROBERTO LUONGO IS THE CAPTAIN OF THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS…
GREAT LEADERS ALL SHARE ONE THING IN COMMON…
THEY DO NOT LOOK FOR EXCUSES…
AFTER 21 GAMES THE CANUCKS FIND THEMSELVES WITH A RECORD OF 11 AND 10…
GOOD ENOUGH FOR 11TH PLACE IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…
FANS AND THE MEDIA ARE QUICK TO POINT OUT…THE CANUCKS HAVE BEEN CRIPPLED WITH INJURIES…
AND THE NUMBERS BACK THAT UP…
VANCOUVER HAS ALREADY LOST 109 MAN GAMES DUE TO INJURY…
THE MOST OF ANY TEAM IN THE NHL…
WHEN THAT FACT WAS POINTED OUT TO LUONGO YESTERDAY…
HE SNAPPED BACK WITH THIS RESPONSE…
“WHETHER WE’VE HAD INJURIES OR NOT…I DON’T THINK ANYONE ON THE TEAM SHOULD BE SATISFIED WITH OUR RECORD…I’M NOT”…
THOSE COMMENTS WERE BACKED UP BY HEAD COACH ALAIN VIGNEAULT…WHO STATED…QUOTE…
“WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR GUYS WHO CAN PLAY BETTER THAN THEY’VE SHOWN SO FAR”…
YOU DO NOT NEED A G.P.S. TO KNOW WHERE VIGNEAULT WAS HEADED…
KYLE WELLWOOD HAS YET TO SCORE A GOAL THIS SEASON…
IN FACT AFTER 21 GAMES…WELLWOOD HAS JUST ONE ASSIST TO SHOW FOR HIMSELF…
ALEX EDLER IS A MINUS 5…THAT’S WORST “PLUS-MINUS” ON THE ENTIRE TEAM…
UNACCEPTABLE FOR A DEFENCEMAN MAKING OVER $3 MILLION DOLLARS A SEASON…
ALEX BURROWS HAS A MERE 4 GOALS…BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY…BURROWS HAS BECOME THE INVISIBLE MAN…
AND FINALLY…STEVE BERNIER…
DO NOT LET THE 2 GOALS IN COLORADO ON SATURDAY FOOL YOU…
MUCH MORE WAS…AND STILL IS…EXPECTED OF BERNIER THIS SEASON…
CERTAINLY GETTING DANIEL SEDIN BACK ON SUNDAY WILL BE A BIG HELP…
AND THE FACT THAT PAVOL DEMITRA IS BACK SKATING HAS TO BE EMBRACED AS GOOD NEWS…
BUT LIKE IT OR NOT…INJURIES ARE NOW A BIG PART OF THE GAME…
AND SUCCESS IN THE NHL NOW DEPENDS GREATLY ON HOW TEAMS DEAL WITH THAT ADVERSITY…
THE CANUCKS HAVE ENJOYED A 5 DAY BREAK…AND TONIGHT THEY PLAY A COLORADO TEAM PLAYING ITS 3RD GAME IN 4 NIGHTS…
ADD IT ALL UP AND IT MEANS ONE THING…
”NO EXCUSES”…