Roberto Luongo

LIKE THE MAN SAID…
“DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU HEAR”…
IN GAME 1...ON SATURDAY NIGHT…THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS EMBARASSED THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS IN THEIR OWN BUILDING…
FINAL SCORE…5-1…
THE LAST TIME THE CANUCKS WERE IN A PLAYOFF GAME IN THAT CITY…
THE HAWKS ENDED THEIR SEASON AS ROBERTO LUONGO GAVE UP 7 GOALS ON JUST 30 SHOTS…
INCLUDING 3 GOALS…IN THE LAST 7 MINUTES OF THE 3RD PERIOD…
AFTER GAME…LUONGO WAS SO UPSET…HE COULD NOT HOLD BACK THE TEARS…
AND LIKE SACK OF BRICKS…HE HAS CARRIED THAT GAME WITH HIM FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR…
NOT EVEN AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL…COULD LIFT THAT WEIGHT…
IT EXPLAINS WHY HE TOLD PATRICK KANE…DURING THE HAND SHAKE…
”WE’LL SEE YOU IN THE PLAYOFFS”…
AFTER SATURDAY NIGHTS WIN…RYAN JOHNSON…ONE OF LUONGO’S CLOSEST FRIENDS ON THE CANUCKS…TOLD THIS STORY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER LAST YEARS LOST IN GAME IN 6…
IN HIS WORDS:
‘I’LL NEVER FORGET ON THE PLANE LAST YEAR…HE CAME BACK WHERE I SIT AND HE JUST SAID “SORRY” TO ME…I JUST FELT AWFUL FOR HIM”…
FAST FORWARD TO THE FIRST PERIOD OF GAME 1…SATURDAY NIGHT…
LUONGO WAS BRILLIANT…
HE STOPPED ALL 17 SHOTS FIRED HIS WAY…AND 36 OF 37…TO GIVE THE CANUCKS A ONE GAME TO NONE LEAD IN THIS SERIES…
WHEN ASKED ABOUT…WHAT IT MEANT FOR HIMSELF PERSONALLY…TO RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME AND EXORCISE THOSE DEMONS???
LUONGO PLAYED IT SMART…QUOTE…”NOTHING”…
“IT DOESN’T MEAN NOTHING TO ME”…
“WE’RE HERE TO WIN 4 GAMES”…
“THERE’S NO SATISFACTION FOR ME PERSONALLY OR FOR THIS TEAM”…
IT’S NOT TRUE…BUT IT SOUNDS GOOD…
KEEP IN MIND…THE CANUCKS OPENED LAST YEARS SERIES WITH CHICAGO WITH A 6-3 VICTORY…AND WHO REMEMBERS THAT???
TONIGHT LUONGO CAN ONCE AGAIN SILENCE THE CROWD IN CHICAGO…
RIGHT NOW FOR THE CANUCKS…THAT IS THE “SWEETEST SOUND”…