He is in 43 appearances with an. Thank you Vancouver for a great 8 years! Really appreciative of all the support especially the last little while. I will miss the LOOO'ing!! The Swedish netminder finished the season as Florida's No. Markstrom is in 12 NHL appearances this season with an. You don't get Roberto Luongo for nothing.
You have to pay the price, and obviously we paid a big price. Jacob is a great young goaltender with a lot of potential, but that's what you have to pay sometimes to get value. Matthias has nine goals and 16 points in 59 games. Roberto Luongo has been traded from the Vancouver Canucks to the Florida Panthers a day ahead of the trade deadline.
The year-old Luongo seemed to confirm the deal himself soon after reports emerged, tweeting a picture of a palm tree, while the team later officially announced the trade. Luongo played for the Panthers from to , and his wife is from Florida. Vancouver will receive year-old netminder Jacob Markstrom and forward Shawn Matthias as part of the deal.
The Canucks also send to Florida minor league left wing Steven Anthony, a former seventh-round pick. Vancouver will pay 15 per cent of Luongo's salary, according to Elliotte Friedman of Hockey Night in Canada, until the deal runs out. While the deal may have caught Luongo off-guard, it was a more of a relief for general manager Mike Gillis. Yes, I am," Gillis said on a conference call Tuesday night. It takes a lot of courage to trade a player like Roberto Luongo and insert young players into your lineup, but we felt strongly that this was the right time frame to think that way, and this was the first opportunity to act on it.
The move comes two days after Luongo was passed over for the starting assignment in the Heritage Classic game at BC Place in favour of backup Eddie Lack.
But he appears to be getting a much warmer reception in Florida. General manager Dale Tallon is welcoming the goalie with open arms. This situation is pretty interesting considering the Panthers have top prospect Jacob Markstrom waiting in the wings.
The Panthers intended to have Markstrom inherit the starter's role last season but an injury derailed that plan. Adding Luongo would alter that plan and would make him expendable. The Panthers would also be foolish to deal a top prospect considering the amount of young players that could break onto the scene in the coming years.
A roster with Jonathan Huberdeau, Bjugstad, Markstrom and assorted others would really make the Panthers strong in the coming years. He had a testy relationship with reporters at the best of times, although he appeared to mellow as he prepared for what he thought would be his final season with the Canucks. Also, more of his adoring fans jumped off the bandwagon, and he struggled at inopportune times.
In the playoffs, Vancouver almost lost to Chicago in the first round, winning in overtime in the seventh game after squandering a series lead. In the Stanley Cup final, Luongo helped the Canucks get out to a series lead, but allowed eight goals in Game 3, was pulled in Game 4 and after posting a shutout in Game 5 surrendered three goals in just over three minutes and was pulled again in Game 6.
He got the call in Game 7, but the Canucks did little in a loss as they surrendered the Stanley Cup to Boston on home ice. Last spring, Luongo was in goal as Vancouver dropped its first two opening-round games to Los Angeles. Vigneault insisted Luongo could not be faulted, and the move was made just to kick-start the club. Luongo watched the rest of the series from the bench as the Canucks lost It appeared his reign as Vancouver's No. After the season, he said he would waive his no-trade clause if asked, and reporters shook his hand, expecting they had seen him in the Canucks dressing room for the last time.
The NHL lockout got in the way of trade efforts, and so did the new collective bargaining agreement. But on Tuesday Luongo's tenure in Vancouver finally ended. We welcome your comments. Bell Media reviews every comment submitted, and reserves the right to approve comments and edit for brevity and clarity.
Please be advised: Comments are moderated and will not appear on site until they have been reviewed. Comments are not open on some news articles; Bell Media reserves the right to choose commenting availability. Thank you for following these guidelines and contributing your thoughts. You are contributing to debate and discussion, and helping to make this website a more open place.
Sign up for our weekly email newsletter delving into climate science and life on a changing planet. Gillis said the Heritage Classic did not have anything to do with this move. Carey Price boosted by strong performance in Sochi.
If you have trouble reading the characters in the picture, click it to see a new one. Guidelines Preference is given to commenters who use real names.
0コメント