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Luongo To Vancouver
by Paul on 06/23/06 at 08:42 PM ET
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via TSN,
The Vancouver Canucks and Florida Panthers have completed a multi-player trade involving Roberto Luongo and Todd Bertuzzi, sources have told TSN.
Netminder Luongo is amongst a package that is going to Vancouver in exchange for a package that includes Bertuzzi.
more to come
added 9:53pm, Sportsnet reporting the same, nothing concrete yet…
update 9:56pm, Sportsnet now reporting the package is Luongo, Lukas Krajicek and a sixth-round draft pick to Vancouver for Bertuzzi, Bryan Allen and Alex Auld.
Follow the same Sportnet link…
update 10:12pm, TSN confirms the same deal, but without the 6th round pick...follow the TSN link for updated information.
added 10:30pm, from the Florida Panthers,
Florida Panthers General Manager Mike Keenan announced today that the club has acquired RW Todd Bertuzzi, D Bryan Allen and G Alexander Auld from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for G Roberto Luongo and D Lukas Krajicek.
“This is a trade that addresses a number of needs for our hockey club,” Keenan said. “We’ve added an experienced and talented forward, a skilled goaltender and a strong defenseman that we expect to help our team immediately.”
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Wow. Looks like Dave Nonis took a page from his mentor Brian Burke’s playbook and looked to steal the show on draft day, especially in his own backyard.
As a Canucks fan, I’m sad to see Auld and Allen go, but losing Bertuzzi is addition by subtraction. That being said, he’ll likely have a big year in Florida.
I don’t know much about Krajicek, but Luongo of course is huge news. Pretty risky move given his own contract status.
Needless to say the Canucks have majorly changed their appearance. This almost certainly means Cloutier is gone too, and it’s sounding more and more like Jovo is leaving. Bertuzzi’s absence on RW makes Anson Carter’s resigning even more imperative.
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Posted by Joe Pelletier on 06/23/06 at 11:50 PM ET
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