Luongo’s 489 career victories are third in NHL history behind only Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy, and Brodeur is the only goalie to have appeared in more games or made more saves than Luongo. Among the seven goaltenders to appear in at least 900 games, Luongo’s .919 career save percentage is the best.
He never won the Stanley Cup; Luongo played for one in Vancouver during the peak years of his career after leaving Florida, returned to the Panthers and wound up retiring as their all-time leader in wins and popularity, and is a lock for enshrinement one day in hockey’s Hall of Fame. He had character and is a character. Luongo wrote two retirement announcements last summer, one of them funny to go on his Twitter page, the other an open letter to fans where he bared his soul and revealed how hard the decision was to step away from the game.
And his poignant pregame speech after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School two years ago — the school is in Parkland, Florida, the place where Luongo and his family make their home — remains one of the most-talked-about moments of his career. He didn’t write a speech that night, just took the ice with some talking points. His speech for Saturday is written, and it’ll be emotional for different reasons.
"Special player," Panthers coach Joel Quenneville said, in remarks aired in an episode of the team’s Territory Talk podcast. "He won a lot of big games. With a couple of organizations, he was the signature player. … He’s a battler. He’s a competitor. He’s a great guy away from the game as well. He’s great for the community, he’s great for the league, he’s entertaining with his, what is it, tweets? It’s well-deserved and a great honour.
StlBluesFan2018 LOOOOOOOOOOU !!!!!!! Congratulations
Good for Lubert
But..will it have the 'C' on it strombone1
Silly.
Pretty sure it’s RobertO
Way to go, Bobby Lou! !!
fr_aquilini canucks Canucks ROH
How does this impact the Leafs though
nucksnews I just hope someone in Florida decides to go see it.
It’s very special, and he’s incredibly deserving.
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