Roberto Luongo Announces Retirement

[Cor]

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[895]

What does this mean for Vancouver and cap recapture?

 

[gdsmack267]

What does this mean for Vancouver and cap recapture?

They now have to sign Tim Thomas

 

[topshelf15]

How much does he still have on that contract???

 

[Jozay]

What does this mean for Vancouver and cap recapture?

Friedman says it'll be a cap hit of 3 million for the next 3 years.

 

[BruinsBtn]

What does this mean for Vancouver and cap recapture?

That's going to hurt.

"The Canucks face a penalty of $2,840,124 to their cap space for each of the next three seasons. Florida’s punishment is $1,287,209 — lower because it did not benefit as much from the contract structure."

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Lmao RIP Vancouver, thanks for everything Lou!

 

[JT Kreider]

What does this mean for Vancouver and cap recapture?

They in deep shit now

 

[Cor]

That's going to hurt.

"The Canucks face a penalty of $2,840,124 to their cap space for each of the next three seasons. Florida’s punishment is $1,287,209 — lower because it did not benefit as much from the contract structure."

Oof.

To be fair, that's better than the original numbers believed

 

[Captain Controversy]

Friedman says it'll be a cap hit of 3 million for the next 3 years.

Yeah, just pretend Erikssons cap hit is 9 million per.

 

[Diamonddog01]

We have a fair bit of cap space over the next two years - I wouldn't say 2.8M is that terrible. And if it saves this team from an albatross Myers contract I'm stoked on it tbh.

 

[mrcod4]

He'll be pumping tires full time now.

 

[Kamiccolo]

What about the Florida recapture?

 

[sufferer]

I can totally see him being an analyst or color guy. The bar isn't exactly high for that kind of gig, and he's got personality and good insight.

 

[Canucks LB]

What a career, congratulations luu!

 

[Cenzhin]

I like how people care more about cap penalty than the actual retirement itself.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

They in deep **** now

No they're not. They signed the contract before the rule and Vancouver lawyers are gonna fight it and they will get out of it without a penalty.

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Also, this thread which should be celebrating the great career of a great player is gonna be derailed by the Cap Recapture bullshit.

 

[POVERTY]

Come on down Bobrovsky

They now have to sign Tim Thomas

Can an organization sign their owner as a rostered player?

 

[clydesdale line]

One of the only Canucks I actually liked during that rivalry. Happy trails Bobby Lou.

 

[hi]

Get him and Bryz on NBC asap

 

[Michoulicious]

HOF candidate career for sure.

Vancouver: Hello cap recapture, my old friend.

 

[dKs89]

Sad. You hate to see when people can't go out on 100% their own terms. Reading the letter makes it sound as if he wants to still play, but his body can't really handle the grind.

One of my favourite players ever and the best to play for the Canucks.

 

[BruinsBtn]

I can totally see him being an analyst or color guy. The bar isn't exactly high for that kind of gig, and he's got personality and good insight.

You know, we could really use another goalie as an analyst given how great Healy, Millen, Garrett and Hrudy are

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

What about the Florida recapture?

Only 1.2 mil for 3 years.

 

[BruinsBtn]

Sad. You hate to see when people can't go out on 100% their own terms. Reading the letter makes it sound as if he wants to still play, but his body can't really handle the grind.

One of my favourite players ever and the best to play for the Canucks.

That's what happens when you're 40.