coopaloop1234 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 https://www.tsn.ca/florida-panthers-g-roberto-luongo-announces-retirement-on-twitter-1.1328927 Definitely sad to see but it was time. Had a great career and was a major cornerstone for the successful Canucks teams in the late 2000's. Definitely and HHOF, only question is when they will induct him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 This is sad. I see him staying in hockey. He's well respected, has a great personality, and looks great in a suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, seagoal said: This is sad. I see him staying in hockey. He's well respected, has a great personality, and looks great in a suit. Panthers Broadcasts and probably some NBC Broadcasts. Not a chance Lou moves from Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Love Lou. Sad to see him go, but all good things have to come to an end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 And he announced his retirement in the most Roberto Luongo way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAngle41 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Lou retiring makes me feel old. Selfish way to look at it I know... but damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULTIMA Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Best goalie to never get a ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, ULTIMA said: Best goalie to never get a ring. Give Lundqvist a few more years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawtendy48 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Here’s the article on his decision of retiring: http://bit.ly/LuongoLetterToFans It’s so sad hearing after he told his kids he’s retiring they cried cause of how much they loved to see him play, and of course he made the right decision by listening to his body, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULTIMA Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 2 hours ago, SaveByRichter35 said: Give Lundqvist a few more years There's a big difference there. Luongo is one of only 3 guys to play 1,000 games, the best goaltender in TWO franchises history and someone who's top 10 in save percentage all-time. Henrik has a ways to go. Definite future Hall of Fame-er for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Famer** And there isn't much of a difference. Luongo played for 3 franchises, awesome. He is one of the best goalies to never win the cup. It will be the exact same thing when Lundqvist retires, unfortunately. There is no argument here. No one wants to be the Dan Marino of their sport lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 Lundy is about 3 seasons as a starter away from breaking the 1k games mark. He'll do it, unless there's a stark drop off on his game or he gets traded. Either way, both are very similar in their ability to remain steady throughout all the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Class Act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Interesting story on his H5 Islanders pads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 7:09 PM, southpawtendy48 said: Here’s the article on his decision of retiring: http://bit.ly/LuongoLetterToFans It’s so sad hearing after he told his kids he’s retiring they cried cause of how much they loved to see him play, and of course he made the right decision by listening to his body, but still. One of the classiest pro athletes ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raucebyalien Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 This one definitely has an 'end of an era' feel to it for me - beyond most player retirements. Lou is just about a year older than me, one of the last guys from the 90s to be playing and when Ingoal mentioned about his increasing preparation levels just to be able to play in games that resonated with me as my various ailments begin to take their toll (albeit not at an NHL level ) to be able to just get out on the ice. Also, I distinctly remember buying this Goalies World (RIP) magazine from the local hockey shop (on special order - in the UK) with his draft feature and think 'hmm maybe this guy will be the new Patrick Roy...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Oh man I LOVED that magazine so much. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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