Greg Wyshynski, a rabid Devils fan, at Puck Daddy defends Henrik Lundqvist, who is getting torched today for apparently pulling himself after the fifth goal against last night. Here are some examples...Derek Felix at the Battle of New York says...
"At that point, Lundqvist had had enough immediately skating to the bench pulling himself after allowing five goals on 17 shots. This wasn't the first time either. It happened last season too. I'm all for a goalie feeling like he's not giving the team a spark but shouldn't the coach make the decision? Lundqvist's not Martin Brodeur. He shouldn't be making the call which was disturbing. Though the last goal he gave up was the only one he should've had which might explain the disappointed look on the bench after deciding Stephen Valiquette needed some work."
"At that point, Lundqvist had had enough immediately skating to the bench pulling himself after allowing five goals on 17 shots. This wasn't the first time either. It happened last season too. I'm all for a goalie feeling like he's not giving the team a spark but shouldn't the coach make the decision? Lundqvist's not Martin Brodeur. He shouldn't be making the call which was disturbing. Though the last goal he gave up was the only one he should've had which might explain the disappointed look on the bench after deciding Stephen Valiquette needed some work."
While James Duthie at the Ottawa Citizen added...
"Henrik Lunqvist pulled himself from the Rangers/Canucks game Wednesday after Vancouver scored it's fifth goal, something he has done before. Lundqvist is one of the best goalies in the NHL, but what does that say to his teammates? "I quit guys, good luck." Let your coach make the call. No game is over these days, even at 5-1. Claude Julien kept Manny Fernandez in after he gave up four first period goals against Buffalo, and the Bruins came back to win 7-4."
"Henrik Lunqvist pulled himself from the Rangers/Canucks game Wednesday after Vancouver scored it's fifth goal, something he has done before. Lundqvist is one of the best goalies in the NHL, but what does that say to his teammates? "I quit guys, good luck." Let your coach make the call. No game is over these days, even at 5-1. Claude Julien kept Manny Fernandez in after he gave up four first period goals against Buffalo, and the Bruins came back to win 7-4."
However according to Lundqvist and Tom Renney, the coach was the one who made the call...
“I looked at Tom and he gave me the sign,” Lundqvist said to Sam Weinman at The Rangers Report.
Weinman also notes that Renney confirmed as much, saying he was waiting for Lundqvist to make eye contact with him before he summoned him.
...these guys who are so quick to criticize need to check the facts before they start making false accusations.
1 comment:
It did look like he was fed up with his defensemen and just skated off. But if he says he got the nod, then he got the nod.
And even he did just say fcuk it and skate off, I'd say he's allowed to do that...this team is the second best in the league 98% because of him, with out Lundqvist the team would be atrocious.
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