No contest in this matchup of goalies

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - There has been so much attention focused on goaltenders Nikolai Khabibulin and Roberto Luongo in this playoff series between the Blackhawks and Canucks, comparing statistics, styles, you name it, except for one thing: the best interview.

It's Luongo, hands down.

Luongo is the Canucks' captain, the only goaltender serving in that capacity, and thus their spokesman, much in the way Jonathan Toews is for the Hawks as their captain.

The only reason Luongo doesn't wear a "C" on his jersey is because the NHL won't allow it.

What a league.

Luongo has no problems answering wave after wave of questions from reporters, and he has some very good insights into the game.

So does Khabibulin, except he prefers not to speak to the media more days than not - and never, ever, on a game day.

Maybe Khabibulin feels he has been burned somewhere along the way these last four years by the Chicago media. He signed what was then the richest contract in franchise history in 2005 - four years at $27 million - and for the first three years took a lot of the heat playing behind teams that weren't very good.

It's obvious he took it personally.

Khabibulin is not a bad guy by any means. He's actually quite personable. It's too bad Hawks fans never have gotten to see that side of him a little more.