Agreed. If we can get an impact asset that helps is win the Cup now, great. If we can get back some quality prospects that keep our window open a bit longer and allow us to quickly retool, great. But we may also end up dumping him for Bozak and Franson which, IMO, would turn us into the Calgary Flames.
Canucks are in a much better situation than the Flames were 2 seasons ago. And Bozak may not be a bonified 2nd line C but he's good tweener. I think you will see Bozak or a similar player being a part of the deal along with a younger AHL player who is still devoping and a pick/Jr age prospect.
Agreed. If we can get an impact asset that helps is win the Cup now, great. If we can get back some quality prospects that keep our window open a bit longer and allow us to quickly retool, great. But we may also end up dumping him for Bozak and Franson which, IMO, would turn us into the Calgary Flames.
Can we not envision that scenario? Only thing worse would be Toronto.
Agreed. If we can get an impact asset that helps is win the Cup now, great. If we can get back some quality prospects that keep our window open a bit longer and allow us to quickly retool, great. But we may also end up dumping him for Bozak and Franson which, IMO, would turn us into the Calgary Flames.
Canucks are in a much better situation than the Flames were 2 seasons ago. And Bozak may not be a bonified 2nd line C but he's good tweener. I think you will see Bozak or a similar player being a part of the deal along with a younger AHL player who is still devoping and a pick/Jr age prospect.
Bozak here would be a 30 point center who's weak defensively. I don't see how he's a fit here at all.
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I'm hoping we actually hold onto Luongo. Bring both Schneider and Lou in and figure out if they would be willing to run 1A 1B for one more season. In a lockout shortened season, the games will be crammed in. Let the two alternate and create a competition between them. If they get on as well as they say, then it shouldn't be a problem.
I'm hoping we actually hold onto Luongo. Bring both Schneider and Lou in and figure out if they would be willing to run 1A 1B for one more season. In a lockout shortened season, the games will be crammed in. Let the two alternate and create a competition between them. If they get on as well as they say, then it shouldn't be a problem.
I'm starting to lead this way as well only because I don't want to see Luongo traded away for scraps of garbage. I think he's still a top goalie and has a lot of hockey left in him. Teams should be paying a premium for him, imo. He instantly makes any team he goes to a playoff contender.
That's because he went with Lindback + 1 roster player + 1 young bluechip prospect + a pick (all assets they did not have to give up) over luongo
Sure they gave up two 2nds and a 3rd to get Lindback but the draft was not deep anyway.
Still completely insane. That's a team with an aging-but-still-elite Martin St. Louis, and who knows how hard it will be to find a player with his chemistry to play with Stamkos. That team was a few smart moves away from being a cup contender, but getting a wildly overrated Lindback wasn't one of them.
I just think it was a massive miscalculation on Yzerman's part, but he hasn't been a very good GM to this point, so it's not surprising.
Maybe if Gillis waits a few months and Lindback falters, he can still pry the assets from the Bolts.
I just heard on team 1040 radio hes still in fla and gave gillis the green light to do whatevers best for the team. Two questions, does that mean hes lifted his ntc? And when is luongo coming back to vancouver? cheers
We know that Luongo + Schneider's potential return would make the Canucks better than Schneider + Luongo's potential return and we know that losing Luongo to anybody from TO (or any trades mentioned AFAIS) makes us worse. We also know that running both goalies, makes us essentially the same team as last year (Kesler's injury notwithstanding), maybe better - So what's the hurry to move the guy?
The Canucks are in a pretty good situation to start the year with both guys, give them equal competition (which didn't happen last year) and see where it goes. A goalie is never more valuable than near the deadline when teams are scrambling for playoff spot.
Luongo is not holding out or requesting a trade so there is absolutely no reason to make any moves at all.
I just heard on team 1040 radio hes still in fla and gave gillis the green light to do whatevers best for the team. Two questions, does that mean hes lifted his ntc? And when is luongo coming back to vancouver? cheers
No, he hasn't lifted his NTC. From what I understand, he's going to allow Gillis to find a deal and then decide it he'll go there.
I just heard on team 1040 radio hes still in fla and gave gillis the green light to do whatevers best for the team. Two questions, does that mean hes lifted his ntc? And when is luongo coming back to vancouver? cheers
Luongo is doing what he's always done. Being a great soldier and have the best interest of his team at the forefront.
No, he hasn't lifted his NTC. From what I understand, he's going to allow Gillis to find a deal and then decide it he'll go there.
Uhh Gillis doesn't need Luongo's permission to find a deal, so I don't see how that makes any sense. Gillis needs Luongo's permission to complete a trade; however.
I'm hoping we actually hold onto Luongo. Bring both Schneider and Lou in and figure out if they would be willing to run 1A 1B for one more season. In a lockout shortened season, the games will be crammed in. Let the two alternate and create a competition between them. If they get on as well as they say, then it shouldn't be a problem.
Yeah and in the meantime Lindback gets absolutely lit up playing behind that defenceless team in Tampa and Stevie is forced to re-enter the Luongo sweepstakes.
We know that Luongo + Schneider's potential return would make the Canucks better than Schneider + Luongo's potential return and we know that losing Luongo to anybody from TO (or any trades mentioned AFAIS) makes us worse. We also know that running both goalies, makes us essentially the same team as last year (Kesler's injury notwithstanding), maybe better - So what's the hurry to move the guy?
The Canucks are in a pretty good situation to start the year with both guys, give them equal competition (which didn't happen last year) and see where it goes. A goalie is never more valuable than near the deadline when teams are scrambling for playoff spot.
Luongo is not holding out or requesting a trade so there is absolutely no reason to make any moves at all.
Genuinely curious: what was the biggest deadline return for a goalie?
Genuinely curious: what was the biggest deadline return for a goalie?
I don't remember the last time a goalie of Luongo's caliber was available for trade. They rarely are so I doubt any return you hear of or find will be relevant to this situation.
If we dont get a deal that we want, keep the guy till we do. It's simple. going into the playoffs with Luo and Schneider would not be the end of the world.
In the grand scheme of things though, imagine if the relationship between Vancouver and Luongo was still great and he finished his career here prior to his contract ending. The Canucks were always anticipating that they would be paying for his "retirement years" against the cap.
It seems like the Canucks will likely be in the same situation now, except with a different set of players on our roster instead of Luongo.
And let's say he doesn't retire until 2019-2020. By then the salary cap could be north of 80m for the subsequent seasons. For all we know, his 5.3m cap will be small potatoes in the grand scheme of the salary cap.
As was pointed out, under the old cba we wouldn't have been on the hook for any post-retirement years because he signed under 35 years old.
That clause is just a big f u to the teams that managed to circumvent the cap, and doesn't really affect his trade value, unfortunately.
I wouldn't get too excited about the "green light".
I'm sure that any charity Luongo has for the good of the team will depend on where he is traded.
Oh for sure. But, Luongo wants to play and be a number 1 on an NHL team. He is a long way from being a backup and the longer it goes the more willing and open he's going to be to looking at other options.
I wouldn't get too excited about the "green light".
I'm sure that any charity Luongo has for the good of the team will depend on where he is traded.
Think it would depend on what kind of offers were actually out there; for example if the Panthers only offered crap and another team offered 'the moon', I think he could accept that a bit better.
