Mine that Bird may disappoint in the Preakness betting according to the hype, but it will be tough to top the egg Roberto Luongo laid last night in Game 6 against the Chicago Blackhawks, in which Vancouver was eliminated.

Hey, the blame can’t all be placed on Luongo — the Canucks crapped the bed as a team last night — but it’s hard to get around the fact that a guy who’s supposed to be the best goalie in hockey betting allowed four goals on nine shots in the third period of an elimination game, definitely not a Champions League Finals Betting Goalie.

Seeing an emotional Luongo storm off the ice, I started wondering about Luongo. Wondering what he’d won in his career.  As a Quebec Major Junior Leaguer, he won the league title but lost in the Memorial Cup. In the World Junior Championships, he lost in the Gold Medal game. He does have two gold medals in the World Hockey Championship and a gold in the World Cup of hockey.

As an NHLer, he’s played on just two playoff teams - both as a Canuck. And hasn’t made it past Round 2. Now, I DON’T want to jump to conclusions, as I really think he’s a supremely talented goalie, but I think if he repeats this year’s performance — in which he arguably didn’t steal a single playoff game — it may be time to label him the Joe Thornton of goaltending.

it happens in online sport betting — not just in hockey betting, but NBA odds too. Some guys are amazing physical specimens but just don’t have that extra “winner” gene in their makeup. Karl Malone comes to mind.

Too early to judge Luongo, but I’m just sayin’, it’s something to ponder.