First, goaltender Roberto Luongo went down for the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Then backup Al Montoya suffered a groin injury. And then: chaos.
“They almost ended up putting in the guy selling Molsons in Section 132,” wrote the Miami Herald’s George Richards.
Without either of the goaltenders available — Luongo was in street clothes — the Panthers spent a sizable amount of time figuring out just what exactly they were going to do next. For a while, goaltender coach Robb Tallas — who last played in an NHL game in 2001 — looked to be the emergency fill-in, and Florida received permission from the NHL to let him suit up.
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In the end, though, Tallas never saw the ice, sadly. I’ll let Richards explain:
Montoya returned to the game after a lengthy delay early in the third period as Florida and league officials tried to work through the mess and figure out who was eligible and who was not.
Montoya was obviously hurt and gave up the game-winning goal to Peter Holland with 14:32 left.
With Tallas in the tunnel and in uniform, Luongo ‒ who had appeared in his dress clothes ‒ talked coach Gerrard Gallant into going back in.
While Montoya killed time best he could, Luongo got suited up and returned to the game with 9:08 left.
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After spending the first 17 years of his Post career writing and editing, Matt and the printed paper had an amicable divorce in 2014. He's now blogging and editing for the Early Lead and the Post's other Web-based products.
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