Tim Thomas is not stepping down from anyone in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The bearded Bruins goalie has outplayed Canucks counterpart Roberto Luongo, who was pulled in the third period Wednesday after allowing 12 goals in two games.
He has held the Sedin twins — the NHL’s last two scoring champions — to just two points in four games.
And when chopped at by Canucks left winger Alex Burrows, Thomas wasn’t hesitant to fight back.
He’s allowed just five goals on 146 shots in one of the most dominant Stanley Cup Finals performances.
Just last year it seemed Thomas’ starting job could be in jeopardy when a 22-year-old goalie, Tuukka Rask, led the Bruins to the conference semifinals.
But Thomas bounced back by posting the highest single-season save percentage in league history this year.
And the late-blooming netminder, who didn’t earn a starting job until age 31, could complete one of the most impressive seasons in league history by raising the Stanley Cup with just two more victories.
As the front-runner of the Vezina Trophy — for the league’s top goalie — Thomas could cap off a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since Flyers goalie Bernie Parent in 1975 — winning the Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe and Vezina in the same year.
