smurf47 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Either way, he ought to STFU. It's always been his problem. Bastard's gonna piss me off... Still rooting for him to stay. But he's making it more difficult by every interview he gives... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensemaker Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Gee, hope he doesn;t upset YOU...that wouldn;t make any sense, now would it ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noheart Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 This latest interview proves that Luongo reads this thread. He wants us to keep it alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensemaker Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 This latest interview proves that Luongo reads this thread. He wants us to keep it alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 elvis15 whats the deal with your pearl harbor picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurf47 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Well, he'a exposing himself as a Florida Panther... That's disconcerting provided no deal has been made public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 In MHO...a deals done for Lou...and its just waiting for a signed CBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deets Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 This. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1qcae9rdZc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 In MHO...a deals done for Lou...and its just waiting for a signed CBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 The longer this drags on, the more I respect GMMG. I admire a patient GM, rather than trigger happy tradesters who get their teams junk in return. With every interview, Luongo keeps demonstrating he is not the team player he tries to make himself out to be. He is still under contract with the Canucks. Until he is traded, his loyalties should be with Vancouver, regardless of what the situation may look like. "[The Panthers] makes sense for myself..." pathetic. Luongo has been paid MILLIONS of dollars by the Canucks, a team he is still with, and this is how he talks to the press? If he was a team player, he would be making no such comment. My full support is behind Gillis. He can take all the way to the trade deadline, and I'd be happy. The Canucks don't have a problem - we have two star goalies. Luongo has a problem that he has to work out himself, and other teams have a problem of crappy goaltending. Let's roll with it until the right deal presents itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Is it just me or this not really anything different than he has said before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocket18 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 +1 Slegr... bang on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 This is a fair dinkum point; one I have tried to articulate but just never done as good a job. Lou hit our team up and signed a $64 million dollar contract, with us copping the $10 mill front end load. I believe the opportunities and commitment shown Lou warrants more than pouting over having to compete for time, for someone to pump his tires, for whatever... The longer this drags on, the more I respect GMMG. I admire a patient GM, rather than trigger happy tradesters who get their teams junk in return. With every interview, Luongo keeps demonstrating he is not the team player he tries to make himself out to be. He is still under contract with the Canucks. Until he is traded, his loyalties should be with Vancouver, regardless of what the situation may look like. "[The Panthers] makes sense for myself..." pathetic. Luongo has been paid MILLIONS of dollars by the Canucks, a team he is still with, and this is how he talks to the press? If he was a team player, he would be making no such comment. My full support is behind Gillis. He can take all the way to the trade deadline, and I'd be happy. The Canucks don't have a problem - we have two star goalies. Luongo has a problem that he has to work out himself, and other teams have a problem of crappy goaltending. Let's roll with it until the right deal presents itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 The longer this drags on, the more I respect GMMG. I admire a patient GM, rather than trigger happy tradesters who get their teams junk in return. With every interview, Luongo keeps demonstrating he is not the team player he tries to make himself out to be. He is still under contract with the Canucks. Until he is traded, his loyalties should be with Vancouver, regardless of what the situation may look like. "[The Panthers] makes sense for myself..." pathetic. Luongo has been paid MILLIONS of dollars by the Canucks, a team he is still with, and this is how he talks to the press? If he was a team player, he would be making no such comment. My full support is behind Gillis. He can take all the way to the trade deadline, and I'd be happy. The Canucks don't have a problem - we have two star goalies. Luongo has a problem that he has to work out himself, and other teams have a problem of crappy goaltending. Let's roll with it until the right deal presents itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera82 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 The longer this drags on, the more I respect GMMG. I admire a patient GM, rather than trigger happy tradesters who get their teams junk in return. With every interview, Luongo keeps demonstrating he is not the team player he tries to make himself out to be. He is still under contract with the Canucks. Until he is traded, his loyalties should be with Vancouver, regardless of what the situation may look like. "[The Panthers] makes sense for myself..." pathetic. Luongo has been paid MILLIONS of dollars by the Canucks, a team he is still with, and this is how he talks to the press? If he was a team player, he would be making no such comment. My full support is behind Gillis. He can take all the way to the trade deadline, and I'd be happy. The Canucks don't have a problem - we have two star goalies. Luongo has a problem that he has to work out himself, and other teams have a problem of crappy goaltending. Let's roll with it until the right deal presents itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bd71 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 So Luongo has no loyalty and is not a team player? The Canucks signed him to a 12 year deal and only two have been played and they have decided to move in a different direction and Luongo is the one who is not the team player? Other than saying that he wants to play in his hometown what has he done that goes against the Canucks? Seems to me like they have discarded him but the anger is on Roberto. Anyone that has been to South Florida will understand why Luongo wants to go back. It's a beautiful place to live and work with the best weather anywhere. I'm sick of people giving Gillis a pass on this one. He screwed up with the contract. He hasn't been able to move Luongo. There never really has been a market for him and that looks like it hasn't changed. The team is up against a cap that appears will go down or at the very least stay the same for three years. I'm not as impressed as some of you are. Luongo really does need to be moved for cap reasons whether any of us want to admit it or not. And for those of you thinking Gillis should wait for the trade deadline, how many teams acquire players with nine plus years left on hefty contracts? ANd starting goaltenders? Big names that get moved at the deadline are pending UFAs on teams that are struggling to make the playoffs to teams that want a rental to put them over the top. Typically 33 year old goalies with 9 years and almost 40 million left are unattractive at the trade deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 See, this is how newspapers stir things up: A reporter corners a player (in this case Luongo) and asks a leading question. Seeing as it's no secret that Louie's family is from South Florida and that he lives there in the off-season, the question is asked "What would you think about being traded to the Panthers". When the article is written, no mention of the leading question is made, making it appear that the answer was offered by the player without prompting. Being honest, Luongo responds, "well I live here in the off-season, my kids were born here, etc., etc., so I suppose it makes sense...", and now the papers have a headline: Florida Luongo's First Choice In the interview, Luongo does go on to say that "there are other options" and that he wouldn't rule anything else out, but because people generally skim articles and let the caption form the bulk of their opinion, we're left with yet another "Luongo only wants to play in Florida" mindset and we have people claiming that he is "disloyal" and "making things more difficult for Gillis". The reality is, there is nothing new in this interview or article. It's just a case of the media being desperate for some hockey news, so they put a new spin on an old story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 See, this is how newspapers stir things up: A reporter corners a player (in this case Luongo) and asks a leading question. Seeing as it's no secret that Louie's family is from South Florida and that he lives there in the off-season, the question is asked "What would you think about being traded to the Panthers". When the article is written, no mention of the leading question is made, making it appear that the answer was offered by the player without prompting. Being honest, Luongo responds, "well I live here in the off-season, my kids were born here, etc., etc., so I suppose it makes sense...", and now the papers have a headline: Florida Luongo's First Choice In the interview, Luongo does go on to say that "there are other options" and that he wouldn't rule anything else out, but because people generally skim articles and let the caption form the bulk of their opinion, we're left with yet another "Luongo only wants to play in Florida" mindset and we have people claiming that he is "disloyal" and "making things more difficult for Gillis". The reality is, there is nothing new in this interview or article. It's just a case of the media being desperate for some hockey news, so they put a new spin on an old story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Either way, he ought to STFU. It's always been his problem. Bastard's gonna piss me off... Still rooting for him to stay. But he's making it more difficult by every interview he gives... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get real canuck fans Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 So Luongo has no loyalty and is not a team player? The Canucks signed him to a 12 year deal and only two have been played and they have decided to move in a different direction and Luongo is the one who is not the team player? Other than saying that he wants to play in his hometown what has he done that goes against the Canucks? Seems to me like they have discarded him but the anger is on Roberto. Anyone that has been to South Florida will understand why Luongo wants to go back. It's a beautiful place to live and work with the best weather anywhere. I'm sick of people giving Gillis a pass on this one. He screwed up with the contract. He hasn't been able to move Luongo. There never really has been a market for him and that looks like it hasn't changed. The team is up against a cap that appears will go down or at the very least stay the same for three years. I'm not as impressed as some of you are. Luongo really does need to be moved for cap reasons whether any of us want to admit it or not. And for those of you thinking Gillis should wait for the trade deadline, how many teams acquire players with nine plus years left on hefty contracts? ANd starting goaltenders? Big names that get moved at the deadline are pending UFAs on teams that are struggling to make the playoffs to teams that want a rental to put them over the top. Typically 33 year old goalies with 9 years and almost 40 million left are unattractive at the trade deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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