Roberto Luongo - A Panther or a Canuck?

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Said Florida even though his numbers were at an all-time high in Vancouver. He spent more time with the Panthers.

 

[ricky0034]

voted Vancouver since I think that ones slightly ahead but both

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

I’m biased since I’m from BC, but a Canuck for sure in my eyes. Olympic gold in his home arena, almost won a cup with Vancouver, they were a very successful team while he was there. Oh and he was captain as well.

 

[Thenameless]

I'm more of a Canucks fan being from Vancouver, but I actually associate him more with Florida. Being a newer franchise, he's a bigger star for the Panthers too (in a retire the jersey sense). These aren't huge names in the big picture, but the Canucks have Smyl, Linden, Bure, Naslund, and the Sedins. For goalies, Kirk McLean and Richard Brodeur may not be as good as Luongo, but a lot of older Canucks fans still love those two.

 

[LightningStorm]

Canucks, cause after waiting for him to reach his potential when he was a Panther he finally did as soon as he got traded to Vancouver.

 

[Ciao]

Neither, really

I always think of Roberto Luongo as the fourth-overall pick that the Leafs foolishly gave up in a Wendel Clark deal.

My, the Leafs could have used him, and the other players/draft picks they gave away, such as Luongo and Scott Niedermayer.

 

[Addison Rae]

Neither, really

I always think of Roberto Luongo as the fourth-overall pick that the Leafs foolishly gave up in a Wendel Clark deal.

My, the Leafs could have used him, and the other players/draft picks they gave away, such as Luongo and Scott Niedermayer.

Jesus Toronto fans are the worst

 

[Voight]

He emerged as an elite goalie with Florida but hit his peak with Vancouver. In the Vezina conversation for the majority of his seasons there, including 2007, then won an Olympic Gold (on not only home soil, but literally the home arena of his NHL team) and then made it to Game 7 of the finals.

When I think of his best moments and highlight reel, a lot of them come as a Canuck, especially on HNIC.

 

[thadd]

Probably the best goalie to never win a Vesina.
Yes, I take him over Cujo.
In 50 years he'll be forgotten and it's a shame, because he had a much larger impact on hockey during his time than his numbers will suggest.

 

[Paris in Flames]

I dont want to sound like a egotistical Canucks fan, but can someone make an argument for the Panthers?

+ Played more seasons for the Panthers
+ Broke into the league and established himself as an elite goaltender with the Panthers
+ Finished his career with the Panthers

So...yeah. I could easily see a case for the Panthers.

 

[ponder719]

If his time in Florida had been consecutive, rather than evenly-spaced bookends around his prime years in Vancouver, it might be easier to think of him as a Panther as well as a Canuck, but his career really breaks down into Florida 1, Vancouver, Florida 2, and it's hard to consider FLA1 and FLA2 as part of the same thing. (Also, the bulk of his second run in Florida was in a very even platoon, rather than a 1A situation; he simply wasn't the same guy then.)

He's a Canuck, first and foremost, because that's where he came into his own as one of the top goalies in the game.

 

[Thenameless]

When did Don Cherry start calling him "LaLongo"?

 

[drktmplr12]

i have a feeling both teams retire his number? no?

 

[Thenameless]

i have a feeling both teams retire his number? no?

He is the best goalie that both teams have ever had. Honourable mention to Beezer, Brodeur, and McLean.

 

[Ciao]

Jesus Toronto fans are the worst

My apologies.

I've always been envious of the Canucks and other teams employing star players the Leafs either threw away or let slip through their fingers -- and I've wondered from time to time how magnificent Luongo would have looked to us in blue and white.

Not intending to derail your thread, but it's the most honest, transparent answer I have. A mental gnashing of teeth, as it were.

 

[pb1300]

Neither, really

I always think of Roberto Luongo as the fourth-overall pick that the Leafs foolishly gave up in a Wendel Clark deal.

My, the Leafs could have used him, and the other players/draft picks they gave away, such as Luongo and Scott Niedermayer.

NOBODY CARES!

 

[nowhereman]

Neither, really

I always think of Roberto Luongo as the fourth-overall pick that the Leafs foolishly gave up in a Wendel Clark deal.

My, the Leafs could have used him, and the other players/draft picks they gave away, such as Luongo and Scott Niedermayer.

Yes, all players' legacies should be judged in relation to the Leafs.

I will always remember The Great One as the player who almost signed with the Leafs in 1996, before ultimately going to the Rangers. Oh, what his career could have been...

 

[POVERTY]

His time with the Canucks was significantly more memorable than his time with the Panthers, so I have to go with them.

 

[Connor McConnor]

Vancouver by a bit.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Didn't vote. He's for sure a Panuck though.

 

[Ducks in a row]

I dont want to sound like a egotistical Canucks fan, but can someone make an argument for the Panthers?

Played more games as a Panther then with any other team

 

[pb1300]

While he had more success as a Canuck, he is a Panther at heart.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

both lol