NHL analyst Pierre LeBrun writes on ESPN.com that he believes Luongo’s contract extension to be the most important signing of the off-season in the entire league.
ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun calls Luongo Deal “Most Important of Summer”
LeBrun based this proclamation on the scarcity of great goaltenders in today’s NHL, which is certainly a valid point:
Super-elite NHL netminders are like super-elite NFL quarterbacks -- there are only a handful of them, and 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 the past few years; he made a rare exception because he knew he had no choice.While locking down Luongo was a great move in a time where there are few goalies as dependable as he is, signing a guy to play until he’s 43 years old can and should raise some eyebrows, especially given Luongo’s recent vulnerability to injuries.
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