HAVE WE NOT SEEN THIS MOVIE???
MAY 11TH 2009…
IT WAS EXACTLY 1 YEAR AGO TODAY…
THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS MET THE CHICAGO BLACK HAWKS IN GAME 6 OF THE WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINAL…
THE HAWKS LED THE SERIES 3 GAMES TO 2…
THANKS TO A COUPLE OF VICTORIES IN GM PLACE…
TALK ABOUT DÉJÀ VU!!!
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR…IS THE LOCATION…
A YEAR AGO…THESE TEAMS MET IN CHICAGO…
TONIGHT IT’S VANCOUVER…
BUT ONCE AGAIN…TONIGHT THE SPOTLIGHT IS CLEARLY ON ONE PLAYER…
ROBERTO LUONGO…
LAST YEAR THE HAWKS SCORED 3 GOALS IN THE LAST 7 MINUTES OF THE 3RD PERIOD TO BEAT THE CANUCKS 7-5…
7 GOALS ON 30 SHOTS…
DESPITE WINNING A GOLD MEDAL AT THE OLYMPICS…MAY 11TH 2009 IS THE PERFORMANCE THAT LUONGO HAS CARRIED WITH HIM ALL SEASON…
CANUCK OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SIMPLY WROTE IT OFF…
AND IN THE SUMMER…LUONGO WAS SIGNED TO A 12 YEAR CONTRACT WORTH…$64 MILLION DOLLARS…
THAT DEAL WILL KICK IN NEXT SEASON…
IN THE FIRST YEAR…LUONGO WILL BE PAID $10 MILLION DOLLARS…
MAKING HIM THE HIGHEST PAID PLAYER IN THE NHL…
THE DEBATE IN THIS CITY IS NOW CENTERED ON WHETHER OR NOT THE CANUCKS DID THE RIGHT THING…
THE ANSWER USUALLY DEPENDS ON WHICH DAY YOU ASK THE QUESTION…
ON SUNDAY THE ANSWER WAS “YES”…
LUONGO STOPPED 29 OF 30 SHOTS AND WAS BRILLIANT…
LAST WEEK...THE ANSWER WAS “NO”…
LUONGO SURENDERED 12 GOALS IN BACK TO BACK HOME GAMES…
WHICH GETS US TO TONIGHT…AND GAME 6…”THE SEQUEL”…
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS…THE SCRIPT FOR THIS MOVIE WILL BE WRITTEN…
AND WHATEVER THE ENDING…CANUCK FANS KNOW ONE THING…
IT’S GOT TO BE BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL…