theo5789 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: well, damn. I thought he'd go LTIR. Well, at least we know. Well is it a LTIRetirement? Dorsett openly said he was retiring as well and was on LTIR. Either way, congrats to Lu for a great career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Confirmed: Luongo does not have mystery illness, Canucks do not get out of the recapture penalty like everyone else. Buttman and NHL hate Vancouver. THE END. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe-max Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Quote Ian Clark is one of the best goalie coaches I've ever worked with and helped me a lot during my time in Vancouver. Rollie Melanson too, he played a big part during my later years in Vancouver. Guess he knows what he's talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alflives Posted June 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, goalie13 said: I remember when we traded for Loui. My wife came out to the shop, where I was working on a tractor, and was happily jumping up and down and saying, "we just got Luongo!" I thought in that moment, we have a chance at a Cup! 1 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Wanless said: Anyone thinking this is bad check this one out If Weber retires before: Penalty per year – NSH Penalty per year – MTL2019-20 $3.51MM $918K2020-21 $4.1MM $762K2021-22 $4.91MM $543K2022-23 $6.14MM $215K2023-24 $8.19MM None2024-25 $12.29MM None2025-26 $24.57MM None Apologies if format sucks https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2018/07/the-salary-cap-implications-of-a-shea-weber-early-retirement.html That would really suck for Nashville, considering that the only reason that contract got structured that was was due to matching an offer sheet from the Flyers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksCountry Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Thank you lu for everything you brought to this franchise you have been my favorite player growing up thanks for the memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kanucks25 Posted June 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2019 Luongo trying to make it difficult for Benning to sign Myers. Still giving to this organization even in retirement. What an amazing guy. 1 2 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireGillis Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) Damn. I really thought he would go on LTIR like everyone else, but I guess the key difference was everyone else was still on their original team, while Luongo is no longer a Canuck, so he would feel less bad about hitting us with that recapture. The good news is it's only for 3m for 3 years and not the dreaded 8m it could have been later. We can handle that caphit without much problem for 3 years. Edited June 26, 2019 by FireGillis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) Well there is enough wiggle room in that letter to argue it is a medical retirement and LTIR.... maybe? There are guys like Dorset that retired due to medical issues and were able to be on LTIR... no doctor in the world doesn’t give Luongo a medical letter stating he can’t play due to his hip. Edited June 26, 2019 by Provost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Qwags Posted June 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, kanucks25 said: Luongo trying to make it difficult for Benning to sign Myers. Still giving to this organization even in retirement. What an amazing guy. One last save. I'd rather eat the 3 million now than 8 million later down the line. Edited June 26, 2019 by Qwags 1 3 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, HKSR said: Confirmed: Luongo does not have mystery illness, Canucks do not get out of the recapture penalty like everyone else. Buttman and NHL hate Vancouver. THE END. Its not over yet, wait and see how it plays out. He's just decided that he can't play anymore. From my understanding, he was meeting with doctors, due to lingering injury issues, before he made the decision to stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigmund.Palffy Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 WOWWWWW HEEEE ACTUALLY RETIREDDDD WHAT A FUN GUY... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 3 years 3M is a price we shouldn't have to pay but we could manage it. It would be the duration of Hughes's ELC so the money can be put directly towards his extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 The man would go through an hour and a half of rehab every day just to get on the ice. His hip is a wreck. This guy should qualify for LTIR. I imagine Canucks will file some sort of request to the league to see if they let them off. They mostly let NJ off of penalties on Kovalchuk. Don't think we will get it because, you know, The Canucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenhodgejr Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Probably for the best. Thanks for all the years in a Canucks uniform. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18W-40C-6W Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 2 hours ago, peaches5 said: 3M a year is fine it would have been a huge problem if he retired 2 years from now and slapped us with a 8m cap hit. It’s actually less because we were paying 800k of his salary. Just jettison some baggage and we’re good. Better he did it now than later as you say. Have to respect the guy’s integrity. Choosing not to use the IR loophole and take a lot of money. Most including myself wouldn’t do that. thank you Lou, for all you did for us , the excitement and congrats on a great career and a HHOF induction down the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Provost said: Well there is enough wiggle room in that letter to argue it is a medical retirement.... maybe? Indeed: Quote I love the game so much, but the commitment I required to prepare, to keep my body ready, has become overwhelming. Since I had my hip surgery a couple of years ago, I've been showing up two hours before every practice and three hours before every game to work out my hip. Even at night, whether it was the night before a game or even a night off, there I was rolling out, doing strengthening exercises. My entire life revolved around recovery, strengthening and making sure I was ready to go the next day. Quote Then thinking about getting onto the ice in late July, for the first time in my career, I wasn't excited about it. That was the sign for me. It's not that I don't love playing hockey anymore, but I had to listen to my body. I'm at the point where my body was telling me it just needed a rest. It didn't really want to get going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naslund.is.king Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Luongo<3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billabong Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 The Canucks will fight The recapture penalty of 3m for the next years luo should have his number retired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakuRaku Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I hope this cap hit doesn't mean we'll be stuck with Biega and Goldobin.... please just no!!! This offseason is supposed to bring us upgrades to both ends of the ice.... last summer JB was stupid enough to waste $ on Beagle and Schaller.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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