[Trade] Luongo (15% retained salary) traded to Panthers for Jacob Markstrom & Shawn Matthias

[BigTuna]

Originally Posted by devo22

why? Markstrom has done nothing to back up the hype. In fact, he has been pretty bad this year. He could turn out to be a starter, but at this point, it's far from a sure thing. In any case, it's a significant downgrade in goal for a couple years. And Matthias is a 3rd liner.

And on top of it, they'll pay a portion of Luongos salary for 8 years.

You get rid of that terrible contract.

[dammage79]

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Chandler Grieve ‏@CTVNewsChandler 2m
For Schneider and Lu the Canucks get a total of 14 NHL goals and a goalie with 10 career wins coming back #future #robbed?


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Kevin McPhail ‏@kevinjm09 53s
Luongo and Schneider for Horvat and markstrom wow

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by 19Yzerman19

Compare the Canucks' goaltending situation to Calgary's, at the start of a rebuild. Flames have Ortio, Berra and Ramo. Canucks have Lack, Markstrom and Ericsson.

If you give me a choice I'll take the Vancouver group and run.

I don't think anyone was seriously saying our goaltending was better, most were green text kind of comments.

But to say Lack is a top 20 goalie at this point? Probably not.

[Husky]

Pretty bad deal for Vancouver.

#1 - the return is less than the rumour return last year (bad management)
#2 - they got back a forward whose depth at best and a goalie whose looking like he isn't developing.

[BloodFetish]

Originally Posted by jschick88

@TSN1050Radio If Gillis is gone, Tortorella is probably gone too --- James Duthie on the aftermath of this trade.

Duthie believes the benching during the Heritage Classic led to Luongo being traded

Interesting. Was Luongo benched because they were trading him, or trading him because he was benched (and possibly demanded a trade...again?)

[flamesfan1297]

WTF holy ####. i did not see this coming at all

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by jschick88

@TSN1050Radio If Gillis is gone, Tortorella is probably gone too --- James Duthie on the aftermath of this trade.

Noooooooo
Gillis and Fonzie are perfect for them

[sureLoss]

Canucks still face a recapture penalty if he retires before his contract runs out

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

So wasn't it reported that the Canucks turned down Luongo for Kadri last year?

Canucks guys say Luongo turned it down

Leafs people say it was never offered

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

As inexperienced as Lack is, I'm comfortable with him as starter. Are there more proven goalies out there to be had? Certainly but why trade for them given the direction the Canucks are now headed and with the D they still have?

[habernac]

the man is on fire today


Down Goes Brown ‏@DownGoesBrown1m
Guys named Mike who trade Roberto Luongo to the Panthers always seem smart in hindsight, right?

[19Yzerman19]

Originally Posted by jschick88

@TSN1050Radio If Gillis is gone, Tortorella is probably gone too --- James Duthie on the aftermath of this trade.

Duthie believes the benching during the Heritage Classic led to Luongo being traded

I don't believe that, it makes far more sense that it was the other way around. The only explanation for benching him was that he was on the block, but no one gave it any credence because... well, duh. This has probably been in the works for a little while.

[Tinordi]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Arguable Feaster got better return though even with the Flames waiting too late. Right now Berra's probably better than Markstrom and he was a throw in on the Bouwmeester trade.

Irrelevant comparison, what matters is what the Flames got versus what the Flames could have got if they swallowed their medicine.

In many ways Vancouver is having this rebuild forced onto them in ways that didn't become as acute for the Flames. I can't help but feel that if we had a disappointing season like the Canucks and our star got injured that we would have instead hunkered down and hoped for next season instead of just throwing the towel in on the core that was clearly not going to do anything further.

[LGA]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

look at the starters around the NHL

I would rather have Lack today than any of these teams starters

Calgary/Edmonton/Philly/NYI/Buffalo/Carolina/Washington/Winnipeg/Colorado

so that puts him 21st currently, and he only has 25 starts so there is upside

Speaking just from an Avs fan perspective, I'd much rather have the younger, more experienced goalie who has already gone through his growing pains in Varlamov.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

Gillis is so far doing what people wanted him to do, proactive reload rather than a bottom out rebuild like Calgary/Edmonton

That's pretty much what we were saying a couple years ago while desperately trying to salvage hope.

Welcome to the club!

[T@T]

Luongo needs to buy a little gift for Thomas before he arrives,

[MissTeeks]

Down Goes Brown‏@DownGoesBrown2 mins

Guys named Mike who trade Roberto Luongo to the Panthers always seem smart in hindsight, right?

[Cheerio]

Canucks will still be on the hook for the cap recapture too if he retires I believe.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by J epworth kendal

You would rather have Lack than Varlamov?? Ward? Holtby? Halak? Okay have fun with him as a starter.

I might even take Scrivens/Fasth over Lack/Markstrom.

Don't forget about Khudobin, who's been pretty good for Carolina and was good in relief for Boston last season.

[dammage79]

AND they keep salary of that contract, so they didn't shed themselves of all of it. Total failure if they keep 25% or more of it.