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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I think that's a pretty good return for a goaltender that isn't 100% proven and has backstopped a team that has benefitted from playing in the worst division in hockey for years now. I tend to think that playing behind the Canucks defense will improve most goaltenders numbers.
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Definitely benefited from the division, not so much the defense. Garrison was good this year and Hamhuis has been for a couple, but over time the goaltending there has been sitting behind two massive gaffe machines in Edler and Bieksa. Not to mention Ballard when he wasn't in the press box. That's not exactly a Phoenix Coyotes situtation.
As far as Luongo goes I have no idea what to expect there... he really rehabilitated his relationship with fans using his twitter account over the past year. He did sign a contract and doesn't seem like the type to hold out. My guess is he says all the right things to the media and gets back in the net, but who the hell knows at this point.