It would seem that I was premature in writing off the Canucks. I had no idea that Luongo was going to shave, breaking a playoff tradition that would have ensured a blow-out. Stay tuned. Based on years of experience, I'm still quite confident that Chicago will prevail. Now that I think of it, it makes sense that Vancouver would be eliminated on home ice. It's just more painful that way.
...and speaking of painful, imagine being Sami Salo - taking a slapshot to the junk, and suffering through a ruptured testicle. Ouch.
Sami Salo - isn't that the same guy who let in a crucial goal when a puck bounced off his head in a game against Belarus at the '02 games? Man, that dude has tough luck!
ReplyDeleteClose - that was Tommy Salo. Here's an blurb from his Wikipedia page:
ReplyDelete"In the 2002 Winter Olympics, Salo started for Sweden once more and were favourites to win the gold medal, placing first in the round robin. However, in the quarter-final game against Belarus, with the game tied late in the third period, Salo surrendered a 20-meter goal from defenceman Vladimir Kopat. The long slap shot bounced off Salo's mask, went up in the air, and bounced off of his back and into the net. Sweden would not recover and Salo was made the scapegoat in one of the biggest upsets in international hockey history."
So, who would you rather be? Tommy or Sami Salo?