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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
In regards to Luongo why would any team trade for him knowing that the Canucks only have a small handful of teams Luongo will accept a trade to and if they can't trade him they will be forced to buy him out? If you are the Leafs or Panthers wouldn't you rather just wait until he hits free agency so you can sign him at a more appropritate contract seeing you know you are on his short list already? I just don't see the logic of any team trading assets for that boat anchor contract when they know that the Canucks will have to buy him out. It's win-win as they don't have to give up anything and they get an above average goaltender signed to an appropriate deal.
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The only problem with that is that there are at least 2 teams that want him. If the Leafs wait for a buy out then they know he will probably sign in Florida, unless they offer a bunch of money, probably a lot more than his current cap hit. If the Leafs want Luongo then it makes sense for them to trade for him.