-DLC- Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Boo hoo, I get paid millions to play half the games of half a season.. I dont feel secure, get me a tissue.. Do you understand what it feels like to be an athlete? To sit and watch as others do the thing you love to do? Even as a person who's always loved working out, when I've been sidelined due to injury, etc. it eats away at me and my overall mental health deteriorates along with my physical health. It's like a slow ticking clock and it's extremely frustrating to be held back from doing something you love - something that's in your blood. So look beyond the money issue. That's part of the "career" element but there's more to it than that. These guys have grown up playing the game they love and, especially as they start to head toward a period where they'll decline a bit due to age, it's important to them to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauii Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Either goalie could be open for a trade but not until after the playoffs. I honestly think Lu looks even better then he did in past years and quite happy to have both going into the playoffs Now gitter done!! Provided coaching makes the right decisions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt kilgore Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Can we buy out Lou and then immediately resign him to a tradeable contract? Can't fathom getting zilch for him, but it's clear he doesn't want to be here anymore (as a backup). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyBusiness Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Do you understand what it feels like to be an athlete? To sit and watch as others do the thing you love to do? Even as a person who's always loved working out, when I've been sidelined due to injury, etc. it eats away at me and my overall mental health deteriorates along with my physical health. It's like a slow ticking clock and it's extremely frustrating to be held back from doing something you love - something that's in your blood. So look beyond the money issue. That's part of the "career" element but there's more to it than that. These guys have grown up playing the game they love and, especially as they start to head toward a period where they'll decline a bit due to age, it's important to them to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 If he demands a buyout, can the team just suspend him, thereby freeing themselves of his caphit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFTcan Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Do you understand what it feels like to be an athlete? To sit and watch as others do the thing you love to do? Even as a person who's always loved working out, when I've been sidelined due to injury, etc. it eats away at me and my overall mental health deteriorates along with my physical health. It's like a slow ticking clock and it's extremely frustrating to be held back from doing something you love - something that's in your blood. So look beyond the money issue. That's part of the "career" element but there's more to it than that. These guys have grown up playing the game they love and, especially as they start to head toward a period where they'll decline a bit due to age, it's important to them to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus099 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Really?? cause this is the same situation Schneider been in for a couple years now, did he fold or have a mental breakdown? No he just quietly played himself in and took Luongo's #1 spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck or Die Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Luongo's cap hit should be off the books if we buy him out. That's the point of the buyout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFTcan Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 no it isn't because Schneider was not a #1 goalie, he was a backup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dura_mater Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 lol Gillis..Bring in Burke..at least he could steal deals and probably would have gotten nice for Lu Burke built this canucks core and have lots of winning seasons because of him. Now the maple leafs are on the rise and enjoying Burke's hard work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo Fring Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Wtf was the point of having a presser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALTtimegreat Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 If Lu really wants to leave then waive the NTC not just to 2 or 3 teams but to any team in the off season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snucks Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Not Luongo's fault. It's all on Gillis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWheeler Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Gillis has dropped another notch in my respect for him as a GM today. This whole debacle should have been avoided from the start. An absolute mess. I am a Lu fan, and I'm also a Schneider fan. I'm also a fan who won't throw Luongo under the bus for the teams complete playoff meltdowns. The way he has been treated, for everything he has done for the organization in the last 7 years, is absolutely appalling. I'm sorry, but when you have a goalie of his caliber, signed to a lifelong contract, you don't shove him in the corner for the backup. This would NEVER happen with Brodeur. Or with any organization that just signed an all-star player to a career long contract with the intent of PLAYING. Last I checked we signed Lu to be our franchise goaltender. I'm disgusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLapierreAwesomeFace Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Gillis has dropped another notch in my respect for him as a GM today. This whole debacle should have been avoided from the start. An absolute mess. I am a Lu fan, and I'm also a Schneider fan. I'm also a fan who won't throw Luongo under the bus for the teams complete playoff meltdowns. The way he has been treated, for everything he has done for the organization in the last 7 years, is absolutely appalling. I'm sorry, but when you have a goalie of his caliber, signed to a lifelong contract, you don't shove him in the corner for the backup. This would NEVER happen with Brodeur. Or with any organization that just signed an all-star player to a career long contract with the intent of PLAYING. Last I checked we signed Lu to be our franchise goaltender. I'm disgusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo Fring Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Gillis has dropped another notch in my respect for him as a GM today. This whole debacle should have been avoided from the start. An absolute mess. I am a Lu fan, and I'm also a Schneider fan. I'm also a fan who won't throw Luongo under the bus for the teams complete playoff meltdowns. The way he has been treated, for everything he has done for the organization in the last 7 years, is absolutely appalling. I'm sorry, but when you have a goalie of his caliber, signed to a lifelong contract, you don't shove him in the corner for the backup. This would NEVER happen with Brodeur. Or with any organization that just signed an all-star player to a career long contract with the intent of PLAYING. Last I checked we signed Lu to be our franchise goaltender. I'm disgusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus099 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Now luongo is the back up, and? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzam Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Gillis has dropped another notch in my respect for him as a GM today. This whole debacle should have been avoided from the start. An absolute mess. I am a Lu fan, and I'm also a Schneider fan. I'm also a fan who won't throw Luongo under the bus for the teams complete playoff meltdowns. The way he has been treated, for everything he has done for the organization in the last 7 years, is absolutely appalling. I'm sorry, but when you have a goalie of his caliber, signed to a lifelong contract, you don't shove him in the corner for the backup. This would NEVER happen with Brodeur. Or with any organization that just signed an all-star player to a career long contract with the intent of PLAYING. Last I checked we signed Lu to be our franchise goaltender. I'm disgusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancanwincup Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 without the goalie standing on his head in game 1 2 and 5, there WON'T be game 6 and 7 ffs. This is logic. The goalie should be the last person to take the blame when the team can manage to get to game 7 with 8 freaking goalies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus099 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Luo was great and then terrible, although the team was not good enough to beat Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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