-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Quote Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with a groin injury, according to Patrick Johnston of Province Sports. He underwent an MRI, and the results showed that this is the same injury that sidelined him for eight weeks while he was with the Vancouver Canucks back in 2008. Panthers coach Bob Boughner said that Luongo is going to miss an “extended period of time,” per Panthers reporter Jameson Olive. Luongo suffered the injury against the New York Islanders on Monday night. He made a save and then crumpled to the ice and needed to be helped off. The 38-year-old has started all 15 games in which he has played this season, registering a save percentage of 92.8 percent. Luongo is in his fifth year of his second stint with the Panthers. Florida acquired him in a trade with the Canucks back in March 2014. He was originally selected by the Islanders with the fourth overall pick of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and made his debut during the 1999-00 campaign, playing in 24 games and posting a save percentage of 90.4 percent. New York proceeded to trade Luongo to the Panthers that offseason, and he went on to spend the next five years of his career with Florida, making the All-Star team in 2003-04 after leading the league in saves. The Panthers dealt Luongo to the Canucks that summer. Luongo resided in Vancouver for seven and a half seasons, making one All-Star team (2006-07) and earning the William H. Jennings Trophy for the fewest goals scored against in 2010-11. The Panthers are 10-13-4 on the year. https://www.fanragsports.com/report-roberto-luongo-out-6-8-weeks-with-groin-injury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Quote He underwent an MRI, and the results showed that this is the same injury that sidelined him for eight weeks while he was with the Vancouver Canucks back in 2008. Guess it wasn't coincidence that this is exactly what I thought of when I saw Luongo go down. Best of luck to him in his recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combover Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 That’s too bad he was having a great season on a bad team. Suprised well not really that Florida hasn’t found a guy to split dities more evenly with there now 38 year old starter, sure hope he doesn’t start thinking about the R word. Or Vancouver will be in a bad place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Poor Lu. Hope he can have a full recovery, and avoid any more serious injuries going forward. He doesn't have too many years left, so he needs to be out there climbing the wins/shutout lists while he still can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 That really sucks! Hope he has a quick and complete recovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Nirvanagut Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 He was screaming, face-down on the ice and it was one of the saddest hockey moments I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 NOOOOOOO! As soon as one of my teams starts getting healthy... I lose my best player and arguably the greatest athlete do dominate the 2000's (2002-2012) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, get well soooooon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 He was not the same goalie after the initial groin injury with the Canucks. He was so athletic in his first few years with us, and then relied much more on positioning during his latter years. It could be a mixture of Rollie Melanson's coaching style, but it didn't look like he had the same flexibility, and he looked tentative to stretch out to make saves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Nirvanagut Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 16 minutes ago, 250Integra said: He was not the same goalie after the initial groin injury with the Canucks. He was so athletic in his first few years with us, and then relied much more on positioning during his latter years. It could be a mixture of Rollie Melanson's coaching style, but it didn't look like he had the same flexibility, and he looked tentative to stretch out to make saves. Luongo in his prime doing butterfly style was magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Dang, that sucks. He's probably my favourite non-Canuck and I'd love for him to keep pushing his way up the record books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Cats have lost any reason with Reim They're done for the season this time With no Bobby Luu Whadda'ya do? Cash for rats in the sun-belt a crime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezRG Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I have no doubt this was a real injury based on how he reacted on this ice. HOWEVER The tinfoil hat me wonders why he seems to always get injured a few weeks before christmas, then comes back late jan/early february. extended holiday break mid season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 38 minutes ago, 250Integra said: He was not the same goalie after the initial groin injury with the Canucks. He was so athletic in his first few years with us, and then relied much more on positioning during his latter years. It could be a mixture of Rollie Melanson's coaching style, but it didn't look like he had the same flexibility, and he looked tentative to stretch out to make saves. Yeah, damn those afternoon games. He wore down from playing so many games on teams that practically depended on him to win. I feel like if he played 60ish games a year he would have been better overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberts Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 so that answers the question @Where'd Luongo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 4 minutes ago, IbanezRG said: I have no doubt this was a real injury based on how he reacted on this ice. HOWEVER The tinfoil hat me wonders why he seems to always get injured a few weeks before christmas, then comes back late jan/early february. extended holiday break mid season? a Machiavellian-Santa! :^) (shrewd insight) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where'd Luongo? Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 1 minute ago, Roberts said: so that answers the question @Where'd Luongo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 A bit off-topic... If the Canucks trade for Luongo when he wishes to retire and instead they just designate him as "medically unfit" to play until his contract runs out.... will the Canucks still be punished with that salary cap re-capture thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squamfan Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 40 minutes ago, Lancaster said: A bit off-topic... If the Canucks trade for Luongo when he wishes to retire and instead they just designate him as "medically unfit" to play until his contract runs out.... will the Canucks still be punished with that salary cap re-capture thing? they will because they are the Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Hopefully he heals up quickly. Still one of my favourite players in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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