[POLL] Should Roberto Luongo's #1 Jersey be Retired by the Vancouver Canucks?

[Elias Pettersson]

According to John Shannon, the Canucks can possibly change their minds over the next 6-9 months.  Reason why is that even though the Vancouver Canucks are a private company, they are also similar to a public trust in that the fans opinions matter and they should have a say.

 

So, therefore, CDC can add to that public opinion to perhaps change the mind of Francesco Aquilini.  As a result, we need to do a CDC poll that can stay on CDC until it is determined whether or not Aqulini will indeed change his mind.

 

Further to this, Ryan Henderson asked John Shannon which NHL team does it best for retiring jerseys.  Ryan assumed he would say Montreal, but instead John said Edmonton.  Why?  Because Edmonton actually has a criteria for a jersey retirement.  The criteria is that the player must be in the HHOF.  If they are not, then they get to be included only in their Ring of Honour.  I think that is absolutely fair and the right decision.  Not having an actual criteria makes the decision too subjective.

 

So, should Roberto Luongo's #1 jersey be retired by the Vancouver Canucks?

 

 

[Elias Pettersson]

Yes…

[Sell.the.team]

Recapture penalty says hi

[canuck73_3]

4 minutes ago, The.Burrowers said:

Recapture penalty says hi

Blame Bettman for that illegal bulls***

[Alflives]

Absolutely NOT!  Lou sees himself as a Panther.  They can retire his jersey.  IMHAO he should get nothing from us.  

[King Heffy]

9 minutes ago, canuck73_3 said:

Blame Bettman for that illegal bulls***

And Gillis for being stupid enough to trade him instead of using the compliance buyout like anyone with a functioning brain would have done.

[canuck73_3]

Just now, Alflives said:

Absolutely NOT!  Lou sees himself as a Panther.  They can retire his jersey.  IMHAO he should get nothing from us.  

Guy carries this team for almost a decade and gets this from fans. And you wonder why he appreciates Florida more… 

[canuck73_3]

1 minute ago, King Heffy said:

And Gillis for being stupid enough to trade him instead of using the compliance buyout like anyone with a functioning brain would have done.

A buyout would be a breaindead move and set us back a decade minimum. We salvaged it with Markstrom until that was squandered in a futile playoff chase. 

Edited December 3, 2022 by canuck73_3

[King Heffy]

5 minutes ago, canuck73_3 said:

A buyout would be a breaindead move and set us back a decade minimum. We salvaged it with Markstrom until that was squandered in a futile playoff chase. 

Gillis still crippled the franchise for a decade with the retained salary, and then the recapture made it worse.  A buyout would have gotten us free of the contract clean.  Gillis should have been fired on the spot fort even suggesting that trade.  A couple of good years from Markstrom wasn't worth the devastation caused by the idiot who made that trade.  Retaining salary long-term is simply inexcusable.

Edited December 3, 2022 by King Heffy

[Coconuts]

Yeah, this thread is going to be fun and definitely not full of mudslinging and strong opinions.. 

[Tiger-Hearted]

Absolutely NO jersey retirement. The Ring Of Honour is the right spot Luongo. Lou never won a Vezina nor a Conn Smythe & he also only played in Vancouver for 7 ¾ seasons. Much unlike the Sedins who had won major postseason awards and spent their entire lengthy careers in Vancouver.

 

The first Canucks goalie to have his jersey number retired needs to meet certain criteria:

 

Win at least one Vezina Trophy and/or at least one Conn Smythe Trophy.

[canuck73_3]

9 minutes ago, King Heffy said:

Gillis still crippled the franchise for a decade with the retained salary, and then the recapture made it worse.  A buyout would have gotten us free of the contract clean.  Gillis should have been fired on the spot fort even suggesting that trade.  A couple of good years from Markstrom wasn't worth the devastation caused by the idiot who made that trade.  Retaining salary long-term is simply inexcusable.

That “idiot” got us closer to a cup than any GM in franchise history. With our only legitimately great team in franchise history. He had the balls to make the moves to get us there too. 

[canuck73_3]

5 minutes ago, Tiger-Hearted said:

Absolutely NO jersey retirement. The Ring Of Honour is the right spot Luongo. Lou never won a Vezina nor a Conn Smythe & he also only played in Vancouver for 7 ¾ seasons. Much unlike the Sedins who had won major postseason awards and spent their entire lengthy careers in Vancouver.

 

The first Canucks goalie to have his jersey number retired needs to meet certain criteria:

 

Win at least one Vezina Trophy and/or at least one Conn Smythe Trophy.

Carried the team for the majority of the decade, and got them closest to the cup in franchise history, he earned the rafters. 

[Quantum]

Everyone voting No is wrong.

Edited December 3, 2022 by Quantum

[higgyfan]

8 minutes ago, Tiger-Hearted said:

Absolutely NO jersey retirement. The Ring Of Honour is the right spot Luongo. Lou never won a Vezina nor a Conn Smythe & he also only played in Vancouver for 7 ¾ seasons. Much unlike the Sedins who had won major postseason awards and spent their entire lengthy careers in Vancouver.

 

The first Canucks goalie to have his jersey number retired needs to meet certain criteria:

 

Win at least one Vezina Trophy and/or at least one Conn Smythe Trophy.

Where are all the trophies that Smyl, Linden and Nazzy won?  Bure, Danny and Hank are all in the Hockey Hall

of Fame; just like Lou.

[canuck73_3]

14 people are VERY wrong. So far. 

Edited December 3, 2022 by canuck73_3

[Tiger-Hearted]

4 minutes ago, canuck73_3 said:

Carried the team for the majority of the decade, and got them closest to the cup in franchise history, he earned the rafters. 

Luongo carried the team in his first season, '06-'07, that's it. He was also here for 7 ¾ seasons. The Canucks' late 2000's and early 2010's success was carried by the Sedins. Luongo was excellent but he wasn't great. 

 

Closest to the Cup in franchise history. Lost 4-0 in Game 7. Got shelled in all 3 games in Boston. The '94 Canucks were a Nathan Lafayette goalpost from tying Game 7 at 3-3.  Kirk McLean who was wrongfully robbed of the Vezina in '91-'92 stole Game 1 at Madison Square Garden, stopping 52 shots.

[canuck73_3]

1 minute ago, Tiger-Hearted said:

Luongo carried the team in his first season, '06-'07, that's it. He was also here for 7 ¾ seasons. The Canucks' late 2000's and early 2010's success was carried by the Sedins. Luongo was excellent but he wasn't great. 

 

Closest to the Cup in franchise history. Lost 4-0 in Game 7. Got shelled in all 3 games in Boston. The '94 Canucks were a Nathan Lafayette goalpost from tying Game 7 at 3-3.  Kirk McLean who was wrongfully robbed of the Vezina in '91-'92 stole Game 1 at Madison Square Garden, stopping 52 shots.

The 2011 Canucks belonged there, 94 was a fluke run. 

[King Heffy]

16 minutes ago, Tiger-Hearted said:

Luongo carried the team in his first season, '06-'07, that's it. He was also here for 7 ¾ seasons. The Canucks' late 2000's and early 2010's success was carried by the Sedins. Luongo was excellent but he wasn't great. 

 

Closest to the Cup in franchise history. Lost 4-0 in Game 7. Got shelled in all 3 games in Boston. The '94 Canucks were a Nathan Lafayette goalpost from tying Game 7 at 3-3.  Kirk McLean who was wrongfully robbed of the Vezina in '91-'92 stole Game 1 at Madison Square Garden, stopping 52 shots.

Before my time, but I'd put Brodeur in that category too.

[nuckin_futz]

2003-04 Vezina Trophy

Voting results

1. Martin Brodeur, Devils (89 points)
2. Miikka Kiprusoff, Flames (55)
3. Roberto Luongo, Panthers (45)
4. Marty Turco, Stars (43)
5. Andrew Raycroft, Bruins (14)

 

Roberto Luongo might go down as one of the most underappreciated great players of his era. Even though he has been one of the best goalies in the NHL for nearly two decades, the only award he’s taken home was the Jennings Trophy in 2010-11 when he and Cory Schneider teamed up to allow the fewest goals in the NHL.

 

He should have another award for his trophy case — a Vezina Trophy in 2004.

 

In Luongo’s first stint with the Panthers, he was a young goalie stuck on a perpetually rebuilding team that would bleed shots against every single night. He would play 65-70 games every year, face more shots than any goalie in the league, and consistently put up some of the best numbers in the league.

 

The 2003-04 season was his best, finishing with a .931 save percentage in 72 games. 

 

In the history of the league, only three goalies played in at least 70 games in a season and finished a save percentage higher than .930.

 

Bernie Parent did it in 1973-74 with the Flyers, Dominik Hasek in 1997-98 with the Sabres, and Luogno in 2003-04 with the Panthers. Parent and Hasek both won the Vezina Trophy in their seasons. Loungo finished in third behind Martin Brodeur and Miikka Kiprusoff.

 

This isn’t meant to be a knock on Brodeur, but he finished that year with .917 save percentage while playing behind a vastly superior team. It was a reputation win and nothing more.