Comments on: Could the 'best backup goalie in hockey' be traded this summer?

By: reinjosh

reinjosh — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:52:30 +0000

Luongo has never been a bad goalie. Even now he's still sporting a 2.39 GAA and a .918 SV %. He's a remarkably consistent goalie and has been his only career. He's had his trouble in the playoffs but if were honest, the rest of the Canucks weren't exactly helping him out at times.

But why give up Schneider. IF Luongo goes down, you have a top end backup to replace him. I see no reason outside of getting another piece that will help them more, to trade him.

And yeah, this is one of the many reasons long term contracts are moronic. Thank goodness Burke doesn't commit pass 5 years.

By: JoelLeafs

JoelLeafs — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:24:40 +0000

They'd be smart to trade him while his value is high and before arbitration. However, they would look incredibly foolish if they traded him and Luongo went into the playoffs playing like.. well, Luong in the playoffs. I say keep him, sign him, then think about trading him.

If it weren't for the fact that Luongo's insane contract and mediocre performance as of late make him pretty immovable, do you think they would think about getting rid of Bobby Lou and promoting Schneider full time? These crazy long term contracts (especially for goalies - see the NYI situation) are so *****ing stupid. They need to better address this in the new CBA.