Luongo on Team 1040 talks about Canucks and Panthers
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Roberto Luongo joined Team 1040 Monday evening and he shared some thoughts on the Vancouver Canucks and Florida Panthers.
Does he have closure on the Canucks’ front and does he have peace with it?
“Yeah, I’m good with it. You know, the way it went down is a bit weird, a little surprising and stuff like that. Yeah, I mean, I’m okay. I’m good. I have no hard feelings toward anybody. I’m happy to see everybody. I just saw Trev, so that was kind of weird to see him now that he’s the president, to talk to him in that regard, but yeah, it’s great to be here.”
Were you shocked when it happened? You said it was weird.
“Yeah, I mean I was. I didn’t – we all know, obviously, what led up to it. The year, year and a half before that. Going into the year, I didn’t know what was going to happen, but after we had passed the midway point my family was here, my daughter was in school. You know, we were getting used to being here again and we were actually starting to look at houses, so at that point in time we really weren’t expecting to get traded. It’s kind of weird how things happen in life, but all of the sudden we come back from the Olympics and we all know what happened there. A couple of days later that was it.”
Was that the trigger point – the Heritage Classic?
“Yeah, I think so. I think it was really the last straw, if we can call it that. I think – you know, and I don’t have any resentment toward anybody about it, but I think obviously that’s what led up to the events that happened. “
How close to winning do you think you are with the Florida Panthers?
“Here’s the thing. A lot of people think that I went down there to ride into the sunset and all that kind of nonsense. That’s not me. I want to win. I put a lot of trust in my agent in the work that he put in and the ownership is dedicated to winning. We’ve got some new owners in there and they’ve said that we’re going to spend some money in free agency and bring the salary up close to the cap within a year or two. I’ve talked to them many times over the course of the last couple of months and they’ve told me they’re in the free agency market and they told me they’re looking to spend some money and get some players.
“Definitely the young talent is there. I think we’ve got a new great young coach coming in this year that can help us go along and who knows? It’s all about the pieces that we get, right? I mean, you have to get the right mix together to have a good team and hopefully we’ll be in contention for a playoff spot this year.”
How many years do you think you have left to be part of that organization?
“I mean, as long as I could play. I’m enjoying the game. I think I had a pretty good season. I’m happy with the way things went. Obviously I wasn’t participating in the playoffs, which was disappointing, but I want to keep it going as long as I could. Right now I’m feeling healthy. My body is holding up, which is key, and I’m enjoying the game. Those are the key things for me in regards to my career.”
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