TSN: Luongo's Future to be known this week

[justafan22]

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[Nucks for the Cup]

Just go on LTIR and enjoy Florida no need to retire

 

[Yog S'loth]

"lingering hip issue"

I guess "allergic to his equipment" was taken

 

[Empoleon8771]

"lingering hip issue"

I guess "allergic to his equipment" was taken

Luongo has had multiple hip surgeries over his career. His hips are absolutely shot, as are a lot of goalies by the time they retire.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

"lingering hip issue"

I guess "allergic to his equipment" was taken

Is this not worn out and done by most people on HF?

 

[Diaz126025]

Hate to see Lou retire from the league, finish out the contract even if he plays 10 games this season. Fans in Florida won’t be mad.

 

[izzy]

"lingering hip issue"

I guess "allergic to his equipment" was taken

hes a 70 year old goalie with previous hip injuries

 

[WHISTLERNATE]

As a Canucks fan, the earlier he retires the better. Wish him well in retirement if that is the way he goes.

 

[Rowlet]

As a Canucks fan, the earlier he retires the better. Wish him well in retirement if that is the way he goes.

as a Canucks fan, you shouldn't want him to retire any time soon as then the Canucks will be hit with a massive cap penalty

 

[Peter Griffin]

as a Canucks fan, you shouldn't want him to retire any time soon as then the Canucks will be hit with a massive cap penalty

Well, kind of. If he retires now they’ll be hit with a roughly $3M penalty. If he retires in 2 years it goes to like an $8M penalty which would be crippling.

 

[WHISTLERNATE]

as a Canucks fan, you shouldn't want him to retire any time soon as then the Canucks will be hit with a massive cap penalty

No, the earlier the better, spreads out the penalty over more years. LTIR would be best case though.

 

[Asheville]

A goalie of his caliber shouldn’t go out as a backup. Just retire. Last season was a bad enough note to end on. Being a washed up HOFer playing 15-20 games is sad. Giguere went that route and it was hard to watch.

 

[Langdon Alger]

I’d like for him to keep playing. Maybe his last game can be in Boston.

 

[StreetHawk]

A goalie of his caliber shouldn’t go out as a backup. Just retire. Last season was a bad enough note to end on. Being a washed up HOFer playing 15-20 games is sad. Giguere went that route and it was hard to watch.

The only way he could play in a backup role was to a young starter thus the cap hit would be manageable. He’s too expensive to backup Bob and sonis reimer.

But how does he get to choose between playing and ltir? Play through pain? Weird...

 

[RichBaster]

I think he should play one last season, reach the 500 wins and then hang em up

 

[DANTHEMAN1967]

I like Lou a lot just hate his cheater contract.

 

[DANTHEMAN1967]

Just go on LTIR and enjoy Florida no need to retire

Haha, says a fan of the team who signed him to his cheater contract and doesn't want the cap recapture penalty.
I would hope he would have more honesty than the other cheaters (Hossa, Zetterberg, etc...) but he won't.

 

[KevinRedkey]

He needs 11 more wins before he retires.

 

[Nico the Draft Riser]

He needs 11 more wins before he retires.

Crazy to think hed still be 191 off of the lead

 

[biturbo19]

It'll be interesting, because i could absolutely see Luongo being the guy who just lounges on LTIR tweeting jokes. Collect a paycheque, show up for the medicals and get Franzed/Clarksoned/etc. But because of that back-diving deal Gillis signed him to...if he retired right now, he'd only really be giving up a few million, in a career where he's earned more than enough to retire at an obscenely comfortable level already.

Deep down though, i think he's the kind of competitor where if he thinks there's any chance he can continue to play and win games...he's going to want to do that, play his career out to the absolute end, rack up those extra wins to see where that lands him all time...and go out when he's fully ready to go out.

Makes a lot of things awkward for both the Panthers and even more so, the Canucks...not knowing what exactly Luongo is going to do though.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Haha, says a fan of the team who signed him to his cheater contract and doesn't want the cap recapture penalty.
I would hope he would have more honesty than the other cheaters (Hossa, Zetterberg, etc...) but he won't.

Even comparing the Hossa situation to Zetterberg shows how ignorant you are

 

[mja]

No, the earlier the better, spreads out the penalty over more years. LTIR would be best case though.

Except for Florida, ironically. They'd be better off if he just straight retired.

 

[elitepete]

as a Canucks fan, you shouldn't want him to retire any time soon as then the Canucks will be hit with a massive cap penalty

Yeah but then Benning would have less cap space to do dumb shit this summer.

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

there was a few cap circumvating contracts signed for guys like hossa and louongo and a few others... we all know these guys would never play the final years and it was pure cheating from moment 1 the contracts were signed

its such a joke that the league doesnt have a special decesion made now and go in and punish the teams that knowingly cheated to sign these deals in the first place

 

[DANTHEMAN1967]

Even comparing the Hossa situation to Zetterberg shows how ignorant you are

Thinking they different shows just how naive you are.
Both played 82 games the year before their real salaries dropped and they both suddenly couldn't play anymore.
Luongo's salary is half of last year's so he will be LTIRetired now too.