Roberto Luongo Official Fan Blog

Well, some of you might have noticed I did not post after Friday’s humiliating defeat by the LA Kings. I could not, I was just too disgusted… It was the fourth home defeat for the Canucks this year. I don’t know about you, but I am beginning to think Roberto’s lucky pasta is overrated.

I mean, the bad thing is that we played great, right up until we didn’t. We were rocking along, then in about 7 minutes where we fell asleep on the ice, the Kings just rolled right over us. It was crazy. I just don’t understand it. Apparently, neither did Roberto Luongo.

“I don’t know, I can’t explain it, I don’t have a reason for it,” said Luongo. “We’ve just got to get on the same page as fast as possible because there’s no excuse for losing at home.”

Then, on Sunday, they sit Luongo out and put Sanford in to start and we win! Now, there is no bigger lesson to be learned here, at least not as it applies to Luongo. I mean, he is a bit rocky getting started this year, but he is playing great.

The big problem is that he can’t do everything. He is an awesome goalie in an average team. He is making great saves, but with no strong defense, he is a sitting duck out there. I don’t care how great a goalie you are, if your teammates let shooters get right in front of you, you will lose some of the saves.