ESPN's Buccigross To Team 1040: Luongo Has Agreed To Extension / Denied By Agent
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 25, 2009 5:07 PM PDT
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PrintWhat kind of connections does John Buccigross have, anyway? They gotta be pretty damned good. If this is true, it cannot be announced until July 1 when Luongo will officially be in the final year of his contract. We'll see if Mike Gillis denies it or not tomorrow. I hope it's true. Damn it I hope it's true.
It didn't take long for Luongo's agent Gilles Lupien to deny the report in the Province.
"I have six players in the draft, I haven't had any time to talk to anyone about this," Gilles Lupien said from Montreal. "I was hoping to talk to (Canucks GM Mike) Gillis Friday morning.There you have it. That last sentence in Lupien's quote is a bit haunting, don't you think?
"I haven't talked to Roberto in more than a month. He told me he wanted to sit down with his wife and spend some time thinking about all of this."
"It seems like everyone in the media wants something done yesterday," Lupien said. "Everybody wants to push. Everybody wants a scoop. Well, there is no scoop here. This is something that is going to take some time. The media needs to relax and let us take our time on this.
"Stop pushing. You guys are pushing him right out of the city."
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In a way he is right… as much as I want Luongod to stay, this constant media frenzy can only do harm more than anything…
We are all Canucks.
Honestly, we don’t need to make Vancouver more like Toronto or Montreal than need be.
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by Yankee Canuck on Jun 25, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s unavoidable. We love our hockey to death and can’t help but analyze and scrutinize. Feeling sorry for a hockey player is almost like pitying an accomplished actor.
It’s unavoidable that we talk about the sport and the players, sure. Planning parade routes one second and then blaming Luongo 30 seconds after game six by the same media outlets isn’t. That’s flat out lazy, weak and boneheaded reporting (and, frankly, a reason why hockey blogs are so popular).
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by Yankee Canuck on Jun 26, 2009 4:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Translation: Mrs. Luongo has decided she doesn’t want to stay in Vancouver and we’ve decided to blame the media when Roberto won’t resign. Fing Prima Donna. Name one other captain whose public persona seems to be so lukewarm.
by DeafNotDumb on Jun 25, 2009 10:17 PM PDT reply actions
I have to admit that what you mentioned has gone through my head more than once.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Bienvenue a Canada – where the words “goalie” and “lunch” are one and the same.
Seriously, a big part of the attraction (Sundin wanting to play in Canada only) and revulsion with playing in Canada is that hockey is front page news. EVERYONE from US based teams gets the paper when they play here, just to see themselves in headlines. The media is obsessive here, no question: a full day given over to draft day? Even the worst awards show in sport gets full coverage, while players are called daily about contract updates!
Look at DND’s comment above: the agent says “Stop calling every day, we’ll let you know when there’s news” and he immediately calls Luongo a “Fing Prima Donna”. Nothing like providing proof that we have zero emotional stability when it comes to our hockey team… Besides, can you think of anyone who deserves to be a “Prima Donna” more than Luongo? He plays the most important position on the ice, and he’s the frikkin’ captain of the team!
Look at the savaging he got after his last game this year (and don’t think hockey blogs aren’t a BIG part of this)! After the numbers he’s put up over the past three years, regular season and playoffs, he ended up shouldering the blame for failure. And he did deserve it – for the one game. But you don’t lose a playoff series by playing one bad game, despite what a whole lot of people said afterwards. There was some talk about trading him away, if you’ll remember, and “making do” with a cheaper goalie, because that’s what so many other teams did. Oh, except for the team that beat us, and the team that won the Cup.
Gah! Off to happier thoughts now. [/spittle-flecked rant]
How about that draft, eh?
For those who want to see Cap’t Lou back and for a long time, good news, I guess: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=282927 Speculation is that Luongo and the Canucks are talking about a long term extension at 8 mil a season for maybe 5 years.
Maybe I am wrong and the public proclamations are part of a negotiating strategy or a way to keep up pressure on Gillis to ice a winner. After all, the Sedins continued statements about wanting to be in Vancouver appear to have gotten them nowhere. But is seems unseemly for the goalie who, while undoubtedly talented, has never won anything.
Now, if the $8 mil figure is correct, his cap number will compare to the following:
Ovechkin, Alexander 9.538
Crosby, Sidney 8.700
Malkin, Evgeni 8.700
Staal, Eric 8.250
Is he worth it?
by DeafNotDumb on Jun 26, 2009 9:51 AM PDT reply actions
"never won anything"
well neither has Ovie. that’s a stupid criterion.
here’s the deal: goaltending is the most important position in hockey. Bob is among the three best. It’d be nice if we could bargain him down closer to Lundqvist money (6.75, i believe), but I’m fine with dropping 8m on him.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, Ovechkin took the Art Ross, Maurice Richard, Lester B. Pearson and Hart Memorial trophies all in a single year. The other three have their names on the Cup, most recently with Crosby captaining his team and Malkin getting the Conn Smythe.
In the cap era, I think there’s something to be said about proving your worth if you’re going for the salary ceiling. I agree that goaltending is hugely important, but as his critics point out, Luongo’s only been in the post season twice and doesn’t have an award (short of fan favorite) to his name. Unloading $8 million on him is something Sather would do, but Gillis has to talk him down from that.
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by Yankee Canuck on Jun 26, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Watch Luongo completely haul ass this season. It is his contract year after all. You’ll eat your words, Yankee!
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
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