Kukla's Korner

Kukla's Korner Hockey

Next entry: Flames Go Retro

Previous entry: Did You Know?

Gillis Had No Choice But Sign Luongo

from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,

I can’t think of a more significant signing this summer than Wednesday’s 12-year contract extension between Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks.

Super-elite NHL netminders are like super-elite quarterbacks in the NFL; there are only a handful of them and other teams spend years trying to land one.

So credit Canucks GM Mike Gillis for putting aside his personal preference of avoiding the kind of double digit-term deals that have plagued the NHL in the last few years; he made a rare exception because he knew he had no choice.

read on

Filed in: NHL Teams, Vancouver Canucks | KK Hockey | Permalink
 Tags: Roberto+Luongo,

Comments

Avatar

ok so who do we end up trading Corey Schneider to? I mean this kid appears to have it, atleaset at the AHL level. heck he will be ready to retire when this contract expires. Seems we got an abundance of goalies and dman

Posted by rdgamblr from Northern Illinois on 09/02/09 at 04:04 PM ET

Add a Comment

Please limit embedded image or media size to 575 pixels wide.

Add your own avatar by joining Kukla's Korner, or logging in and uploading one in your member control panel.

Captchas bug you? Join KK or log in and you won't have to bother.

Name:

Email: (optional)

Location:

URL:

Smileys

Remember my personal information

Notify me of follow-up comments?

Submit the word you see below:


Feed

Most Recent Blog Posts

About KK Hockey

Paul Kukla founded Kukla’s Korner in 2005 and the site has since become the must-read site on the ‘net for all the latest happenings around the NHL. 

From breaking news to in-depth stories around the league, KK Hockey is updated with fresh stories all day long and will bring you the latest news as quickly as possible.

Email Paul anytime at

Kukla’s Korner is always a free service for readers, but it costs some money to maintain. If you’re ever in a position to donate a few dollars to help out, we’d be very appreciative.







Hockey Links

KK Hockey Links Page

image

Archives