higgyfan Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 As much as I agree with the people blaming Mike Gillis for the Luongo dilemna, I do believe that what is in the Canuck's best interest is also in Lu's best interest. If Lu has to put in time with the 'Nucks, it will be impartive to give him a chance to shine. He will not be the backup goalie, that's for sure. As soon as other team goalies start to falter, there will be a better choice for both Lu and the 'Nucks. If we have a season, it will be a short one and I expect that some of the lesser teams will take full avantage of it. Let's hope for everyone's sake that Vancouver gets a good return and that Lu ends up with a team that he is comfortable with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the ES Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I'm pretty sure they'd split the games pretty evenly if we had both, so it's hardly fair to call Lu a backup. At least not in the traditional sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 And I'm pretty sure that Cory Schneider would just love that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the ES Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The market could really go up once places like Toronto and Tampa Bay realize their goaltending sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 And I'm pretty sure that Cory Schneider would just love that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the ES Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Well too bad for him. We'll trade Lu eventually, but in the meantime, you're right, it's stupid to pay a guy who plays 25% of the games $5.3M, so he oughta play more to make it worth our while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 What if Lindback and/or Reimer play better than expected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 That's quite the warm welcome for the guy expected to man this team's pipes for the next 3 years, at a minimum, and who's replacing the guy who owns the team's record books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 What if Lindback and/or Reimer play better than expected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurf47 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 What's best for the team and Lu is also best for Schneids. I think they split the games for a short period of time. With such a short season, there is bound to be a team that goes into panic mode when their #1 isn't playing well. Corey knows he has a bright future and has an awesome paycheck coming at him. Life is good. Don't worry...be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiDeN Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 How is it relevant? Roberto Luongo is not an unknown commodity. He's a great goaltender. If there was 1 year left on his deal, there'd probably be 20 - 25 teams with interest. This is what I mean by CONTEXT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Short season??? Don't hold your breath !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasific Coluseum Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The Wolves lit up Markstrom for 6 last night. He is having a slow start. Might bring Florida back into a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the ES Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Then we have lost nothing... if the teams are not in the market for a goalie because they "hope" those guys pan out, we aren't getting a good deal from them anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Bring Florida back into the deal? Florida are basically the frontrunners to land Luongo simply due to the fact Luongo wants to go there. People still forget Luongo holds a NTC and can veto a trade to teams like Columbus, Edmonton, Toronto etc.. There's no way that Luongo is going anywhere else but Florida. The details need to be worked out but Tallon and Gillis will make a deal work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sup CROW Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Lp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollumpus Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 While Florida is Luongo's preferred destination, by no means does it rule out deals with other teams. If Gillis gets a deal he wants from somewhere else (or Florida won't offer something suitable) then of course other options could be where Luongo is moved to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Bring Florida back into the deal? Florida are basically the frontrunners to land Luongo simply due to the fact Luongo wants to go there. People still forget Luongo holds a NTC and can veto a trade to teams like Columbus, Edmonton, Toronto etc.. There's no way that Luongo is going anywhere else but Florida. The details need to be worked out but Tallon and Gillis will make a deal work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I was thinking along similar about this just this morning. If Gillis received a call froom a team not on Luongo's List, and they made a really good offer for Luongo, would Gillis say, "Gee, thankyou for your interest, however your team is not on the list so my hands are tied." and then hang up, OR, would Gillis listen to the offer, and then call up Luongo (and/or Luongo's agent) and ask how he'd feel going to this other team? Heck, Gillis may even give this other team permission to talk to Luongo directly. And if this other team looked like they gave Luongo a really good chance of winning a Cup, might he not want to go there (since he is a competitor), or would he just be happy spending the rest of his career sitting on a beach in Florida? regards, G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenDrinkin Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 If people think Luongo will ONLY go to a cup contender, or to Florida, they are full of themselves. Luongo must know full well that he had his shot at the cup, and probably will never get there again. And if there isn't a deal to go to Florida, he ain't going there, and thus he will either choose somewhere else, or play the season on the bench, which he doesn't want to do. Gillis is the one with the power here, not Luongo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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