Captain Mountain
Formerly Captain Wolverine
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He won't though.
NHL Players don't walk away from guaranteed money.
Why didn't Savard or Pronger retire? Because they were getting paid.
And because Philly and Boston didn't want to be screwed by cap recapture and traded them with the understanding that they wouldn't just retire.
The problem with Luongo is that Florida (although they do get dinged by cap recapture) wouldn't be the most hurt by him retiring.