Luongo

[OldTimeHockey]

Essentially..not much goin' on

 

[hockeyfan1]

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012/09/04/sp-nhl-hockey-roberto-luongo-canucks-florida.html

Roberto Luongo says it just "makes sense" for him to return to the Florida Panthers.

"[Florida] makes sense for myself, for my career and my family," Luongo told the paper. "That being said, there's obvious other options as well. This is a preferred location for obvious reasons but I'm not shutting the door on other possibilities if it comes up."

 

[Corn Flake]

Luongo to Florida, Theodore to Toronto.

$5 bet placed.  8)

 

[hockeyfan1]

Luongo to Florida, Theodore to Toronto. 
$5 bet placed.  8)

I..would..not..doubt..that. 

 

[Mr. Leaf]

Luongo to Florida, Theodore to Toronto.

$5 bet placed.  8)

With Markstrom waiting in the wings, I don't see Florida having any interest in Luongo.

 

[louisstamos]

Luongo to Florida, Theodore to Toronto.

$5 bet placed.  8)

With Markstrom waiting in the wings, I don't see Florida having any interest in Luongo.

Luongo to Florida, Markstrom to Toronto?

 

[Corn Flake]

Luongo to Florida, Theodore to Toronto.

$5 bet placed.  8)

With Markstrom waiting in the wings, I don't see Florida having any interest in Luongo.

Well we have Reimer, Scrivens, Ouwya, etc etc etc and I would take Luongo to solidify the position, even with the crazy contract.  You can have him and Markstrom as the backup for a long while. 

I just don't think you can trust a young goaltender to be the man until he's proven he can be the man, as we well know here in Toronto.

 

[Kin]

With Markstrom waiting in the wings, I don't see Florida having any interest in Luongo.

Well, you'll notice Luongo didn't say anything about it making sense for Florida.

 

[Bonsixx]

Luongo to Florida, Theodore to Toronto.

$5 bet placed.  8)

With Markstrom waiting in the wings, I don't see Florida having any interest in Luongo.

Luongo to Florida, Markstrom to Toronto?

That thought crossed my mind. It's probably just a dream, but crazier things have happened...

 

[caver]

Theodore makes a lot more sense for Toronto.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Theodore makes a lot more sense for Toronto.

Unfortunately, if that scenario played out, we'd likely lose Scrivens. I have my doubts that Scrivens would get through waivers.

 

[caver]

That situation likely comes up if Toronto signs any veteran goalie. Best case for the young goalies is that any vet they sign is here for 1 year and Reimer or Scrivens show they can do the NHL job during that time.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Theodore makes a lot more sense for Toronto.

Unfortunately, if that scenario played out, we'd likely lose Scrivens. I have my doubts that Scrivens would get through waivers.

I don't think there's a single team in the NHL that I would say Scrivens would be a top-2 goalie on (except the Leafs of course). And most teams have a 3rd goalie that they would probably go to before considering Scrivens if an injury came up or something.

 

[princedpw]

Luongo to Florida, Theodore to Toronto.

$5 bet placed.  8)

With Markstrom waiting in the wings, I don't see Florida having any interest in Luongo.

Well we have Reimer, Scrivens, Ouwya, etc etc etc and I would take Luongo to solidify the position, even with the crazy contract.  You can have him and Markstrom as the backup for a long while. 

By "long while" you mean "virtually forever", right? 

(That's the obvious problem with the Luongo contract.)

 

[dappleganger]

Is Gillis back from Panama yet or did he move there?

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Theodore makes a lot more sense for Toronto.

Unfortunately, if that scenario played out, we'd likely lose Scrivens. I have my doubts that Scrivens would get through waivers.

I don't think there's a single team in the NHL that I would say Scrivens would be a top-2 goalie on (except the Leafs of course). And most teams have a 3rd goalie that they would probably go to before considering Scrivens if an injury came up or something.

I highly disagree. Scrivens is a better goalie than Gustavsson and he was signed. Why wouldn't  a dirt cheap option in Scrivens be picked up for insurance?

 

[moon111]

I think Vancouver is going to have as much luck moving Luongo as Toronto has of moving Komisarek. 

 

[bustaheims]

I highly disagree. Scrivens is a better goalie than Gustavsson and he was signed. Why wouldn't  a dirt cheap option in Scrivens be picked up for insurance?

Because, he can't be picked up as insurance. If a team picks him up, they have to keep him on their NHL roster. They'd either want him as their back-up or they'd be willing to carry 3 goalies. To send him to the AHL, they'd have to put him back on waivers, in which case, they Leafs would almost certainly reclaim him. Dozens of equally or more talented goalies have been placed on waivers at the end of training camp over the past few seasons and cleared. There's no reason to believe Scrivens - an older, unproven goalie prospect - wouldn't as well.

 

[Bullfrog]

I highly disagree. Scrivens is a better goalie than Gustavsson and he was signed. Why wouldn't  a dirt cheap option in Scrivens be picked up for insurance?

I'm not even remotely convinced Scrivens is better than Gustavsson. I think he's got potential to be better, but I'd have to see some NHL success out of Scrivens first.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

I highly disagree. Scrivens is a better goalie than Gustavsson and he was signed. Why wouldn't  a dirt cheap option in Scrivens be picked up for insurance?

I'm not even remotely convinced Scrivens is better than Gustavsson. I think he's got potential to be better, but I'd have to see some NHL success out of Scrivens first.

Have you seen NHL success out of Gustavsson? I don't think so. We've seen 5 or 6 game stretches of semi okay hockey than a return to mediocrity. We are still waiting to see all the 'potential' that Gustavsson was suppose to have as well.

Scrivens is a better positional goalie with a cool personality. Two things that Gustavsson severely lacks.