Edmonton Oilers vs Canucks || October, 25th, 2011

He was lights out in the first and then his light went out in the second.  True to October-Luongo form, mental breakdowns and what seems like lack of fight, proved to be the downfall of poor ol' Roberto.  It's still early and I know that he does this all the time, but if you pay top dollar for a product, you expect that product to be worth every penny.  The "Schneid's" came in a salvaged a hockey game for us, which again, makes it tough to keep starting Luongo.  If this continues on well into November or December, then I bet there will be some changes some where.

On the bright side, David Booth's debut as a Canuck was promising.  He was fast, really fast actually.  He almost beat Khabibulin to an iced puck so I think he is a bit of an upgrade over Samuelsson...so far.  Booth should be a whole lot better than what vacated the spot he is occupying now.  I see him as a very similar player to Kesler, just a notch below though.

Aside from the slow first period and the 6 minutes of slumber in the second, the Canucks dominated.  The Oiler's capitalized on Vancouver's mistakes and then hung on to the lead for dear life.  In the third period, Vancouver was the team that they needed to be the entire game.  Maybe it was Schneider being behind them or that the Sedin's finally got into some sort of groove (Burrow's goal was spectacular, he might be the luckiest winger in hockey right now).

So, the goalie controversy continues.  The fickle fans don't help the cause, especially the few thousand that made the flight to Edmonton to boo Luongo on his way to the bench.  Schneider is a more than competent back-up goaltender, but nobody knows about his full-time capabilities...yet.  Edmonton was too fast for only a handful of minutes, and that is all it took to beat the Canucks.  Vancouver is right back at it again tomorrow night though, when St. Louis will pay them a visit hoping to continue their win streak to three.

P.S.  I'm surprised Taylor Hall's head is still connected after Edler just destroyed him - clean hit too.