Roberto Luongo Announces Retirement

[Nasti]

Good career but not Hall of Fame worthy. The bar is set pretty high for goalies and he was his generation’s Curtis Joseph.

 

[EpochLink]

See you in the hall of fame dude....but the memories of those runs will stick out.

 

[MattySnipes]

All the best in retirement Lou. Class act all the way, thanks for the Gold in 2010. Based on penalties, he did Vancouver a solid by retiring in 2019. Also saves Benning from himself in FA. Bet Canucks fans are stoked.

 

[Acetylene]

Enjoy retirement, Lu! Great career, and a helluva personality.

 

[orcatown]

Problem was that Canucks signed the deal under the existing set of rules and then the rules were then changed. It was retroactively applied which violates basic legal principles. Like charging a person for a crime when at the time the person's action were not illegal. That's using the rules or law to punish people and that's what happened to the Canucks. Also irritating that others in the same situation were found ways of maneuvering out of penalties such as with New Jersey and Kowalchuk. And League let it happen.

Way the LTIR has been used has also been discriminatory. Some have obviously abused it with no sanction, and others held to the letter of the law.

 

[I am toxic]

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

Who were the others?

 

[Fish on The Sand]

Problem was that Canucks signed the deal under the existing set of rules and then the rules were then changed. It was retroactively applied which violates basic legal principles. Like charging a person for a crime when at the time the person's action were not illegal. That's using the rules or law to punish people and that's what happened to the Canucks. Also irritating that others in the same situation were found ways of maneuvering out of penalties such as with New Jersey and Kowalchuk. And League let it happen.

Way the LTIR has been used has also been discriminatory. Some have obviously abused it with no sanction, and others held to the letter of the law.

The Canucks agreed to the retroactive application of the rule though. They also were given a compliance buyout that would have negated this penalty that they elected not to use. That's not on the league, that's on them.

 

[snipes]

That cap hit is brutal for Vancouver

 

[HopelessSensFan]

Could somebody please explain why he didn't go the LTIR way like most other players do. I guess he has $3M in total salary left for next three years. Is he too honest? Or the money is just peanuts for him compared to the hassle of going through a doctor?

 

[I am toxic]

 

[Byrddog]

Could somebody please explain why he didn't go the LTIR way like most other players do. I guess he has $3M in total salary left for next three years. Is he too honest? Or the money is just peanuts for him compared to the hassle of going through a doctor?

Because he has a bad taste for having to spend an extra year there after he asked for a trade. He stuck it in and broke it off. Weber will do the same to Nashville in about three years you think the Canucks have it bad just look at whats going to happen in Nashville. And those who think it could be taken to court the ship has sailed on that. When the owners and players association agreed to that CBA it became binding. Either side could have held out in the lockout to have changes made but did not. The LTIR issue and contract termination issues that the Kings used are stretching the contract and if I were betting will be taken into the next contract. The league is hell bent on a CAP and will do what they have to to keep it and put further restraints on contracts GM's are handing out. The league is not growing rev fast enough to support the large salaries GM's are giving to top players putting them in Cap trouble. Look at Tampa the Leafs even the Preds moved PK to clear 9 mil to make improvement's to the team. Right now a teamhas trouble when they have three guys at 9 mil or more they have to play ELC's are scrubs to remain under the cap and it is directly due to GM's giving out too many years at inflated salary.

 

[amnesiac]

One of the best ever.

Sad he never won a Cup or Vezina.

 

[thefutures]

Congrats Bobby Luuu!! Best tender to ever wear a Canucks uniform. Favorite moment for me might have to be game 1 2007 vs Dallas, 72 saves in quad overtime win

 

[GKJ]

Luongo is definitely going into the hall of fame, and whoever is going to try and argue against that are going to have a fairly irrational argument. 3rd all-time in wins, 2nd in games played by a goaltender, 10th all time in save percentage, 9th all-time in shutouts.

Could somebody please explain why he didn't go the LTIR way like most other players do. I guess he has $3M in total salary left for next three years. Is he too honest? Or the money is just peanuts for him compared to the hassle of going through a doctor?

It helps Florida a lot more to just take the re-capture penalty (<$1.1M) as opposed to the LTIR allowance ($4.53+) which they would then have to use and likely spend to the cap and do. I don't think Dale Tallon is smart enough to figure that one out, he just likes to spend money and then trade people when he wants to spend more.

He doesn't have an obligation to think about the Canucks, but he's also not doing it to deliberately screw them. Actually it probably helps them too because it's $3M that Jim Benning can't set on fire.

 

[ottawa]

Because he has a bad taste for having to spend an extra year there after he asked for a trade. He stuck it in and broke it off. Weber will do the same to Nashville in about three years you think the Canucks have it bad just look at whats going to happen in Nashville. And those who think it could be taken to court the ship has sailed on that. When the owners and players association agreed to that CBA it became binding. Either side could have held out in the lockout to have changes made but did not. The LTIR issue and contract termination issues that the Kings used are stretching the contract and if I were betting will be taken into the next contract. The league is hell bent on a CAP and will do what they have to to keep it and put further restraints on contracts GM's are handing out. The league is not growing rev fast enough to support the large salaries GM's are giving to top players putting them in Cap trouble. Look at Tampa the Leafs even the Preds moved PK to clear 9 mil to make improvement's to the team. Right now a teamhas trouble when they have three guys at 9 mil or more they have to play ELC's are scrubs to remain under the cap and it is directly due to GM's giving out too many years at inflated salary.

I think Nashville will be clear, they'll bring this up at the next CBA and the owners may perhaps push for a max penalty.

 

[me2]

good luck Lu.

 

[Byrddog]

I think Nashville will be clear, they'll bring this up at the next CBA and the owners may perhaps push for a max penalty.

Do you mean they will resend the re-capture penalty from the CBA? That's possible. What do you think max penalty would be then keeping in mind that the recapture was put in to try and curtail length and structure and $ amount of contracts what should be the proper punishment?

 

[Ratsreign]

If Cujo , Moog and Osgood aren't HHOF worthy then neither should Luongo be IMO

As one who watched young Lu on countless occasions make 40-45 (can I get 50?) saves a night only to lose 2-1 or 1-0, I will disagree. He's one of the best goalies, ever.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Incredible

 

[Retire91]

Crazy for me, one of those franchise players that started as a rookie so long after I started following hockey. Makes me feel old lol. I remember having to do a double take when they made him captain

He was just heating up around when I started playing fantasy hockey. In his prime he only sat like 6-8 games a season!

As for the recapture I can only LOL those contracts were shady AF. It seems like he could have went LTIR though wonder why he didn't anyway. Nice career Roberto.

 

[LeHab]

Could somebody please explain why he didn't go the LTIR way like most other players do.

Personal integrity?

Well done Luongo, wish he got a last shot at the Cup with a contender.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

God dam that letter got me in my feels. Always remember his heartfelt speech after the parkland Shooting.

 

[StreetHawk]

Crazy for me, one of those franchise players that started as a rookie so long after I started following hockey. Makes me feel old lol. I remember having to do a double take when they made him captain

He was just heating up around when I started playing fantasy hockey. In his prime he only sat like 6-8 games a season!

As for the recapture I can only LOL those contracts were shady AF. It seems like he could have went LTIR though wonder why he didn't anyway. Nice career Roberto.

He definitely detailed how what it takes for him to continue to play. Does sound like what guys like Zetterberg went through at the end and what Kesler went through last season.

Not sure why he doesn’t go on ltir. Salary is still low and the Canucks pick up 15% of it. He wouldn’t have to leave his home.

Simply no teams interested? Who knows? He certainly does Florida a solid if they would have encountered difficulty in moving him.

 

[Givememoneyback]

He definitely detailed how what it takes for him to continue to play. Does sound like what guys like Zetterberg went through at the end and what Kesler went through last season.

Not sure why he doesn’t go on ltir. Salary is still low and the Canucks pick up 15% of it. He wouldn’t have to leave his home.

Simply no teams interested? Who knows? He certainly does Florida a solid if they would have encountered difficulty in moving him.

I don't think Florida was trying to move him so much as he is an honest guy who knows his days playing hockey at this level are behind him and he wants to move on to whatever is next.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

To Our Gallant and Worthy Foe. Roberto Luongo

Good luck in retirement...