I like Luongo, but:
2013
Luongo GAA = 2.38 Sv% = 0.917
Lack GAA = 2.05 Sv% = 0.926
2012
Luongo GAA = 2.56 Sv% = 0.907
Schneider GAA = 2.11 Sv% = 0.927
2011
Luongo GAA = 2.41 Sv% = 0.919
Schneider GAA = 1.96 Sv% = 0.937
Three seasons of being outplayed by another goalie with the same team infront of him doesn't look too good (and the differences in these categories are not small neither).
I, for one, am stoked that we got Markstrom & Matthais in our system and and extra 3 million in cap space.
If we still had Schneider, we'd still not be that much better, and if we still had Schneider, we would have lost Luongo for nothing since we couldn't trade his contract at the time. But instead, we have a blue chip prospect in Horvat, a blue chip goaltending project in Markstrom, and a serviceable young forward in Matthais and about $9 million in cap space.
Poor handling of the goaltending situation i agree, but in regards to asset management, I would have to say that things could have ended up much worse, and now we actually have a glimpse of hope for the future.