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Luongo has last laugh ...; His recent take on MMM's trade
Topic Started: Mar 26 2006, 11:58 PM (476 Views)
The Third Man
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Q: Looking back at how you ended up in Florida, how did you hear about that draft-day deal that sent you from the Islanders to the Panthers?

A: I was in Montreal, and I remember my mom waking me up and telling me that my teammate Kevin Weekes had been traded to Tampa. So, I said to myself, "This is good for me; it will give me a chance to be the No. 1 guy in Long Island." About an hour later, Butch Goring [the Islanders' coach at the time] called me and said I had been traded to Florida.

Q: What was your reaction?

A: I was shocked. I never expected to be traded. They had never talked about it, so it caught me off guard. But once it sunk in, I was excited to come to Florida.

Q: Here we are, six years later. When you look at that deal, you and Jokinen for Oleg Kvasha and Mark Parrish, what do you think of the trade?

A: [Laughs] I think that's a question you have to ask [Islanders GM] Mike Milbury. I think the deal worked out really well for Florida. Nothing against Parrish and Kvasha, but they both got traded this year, so things didn't go so well for the Islanders.


http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/stor...avid&id=2382740

Meh. Weekes is a bum ...

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Yashin, you ARE the weakest link. Goodbye.
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FEGisanAhole
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It didn't take 6 years to know that that was one of the worst deals in hockey history, it took 6 nanoseconds.
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EricN11
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thank god he got "promoted".
"We're not in a bind at all," Burke said. "I'd say of the 29 teams, we don't talk to Edmonton, so of the 28 other teams, there's plenty of interest in making this predicament go away. I could hang up the phone and solve this."
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Webb20
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How much longer will Jokinen and Luongo be Panthers anyway?
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smittyrules31
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Repeat a lie frequently enough....
Didn't Jokinen just sign a new contract?
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Webb20
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Ah screw them both. How many times did these 2 lead ANY team to the playoffs?
I sold it all, retired and moved to Fabulous Las Vegas!
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."-Ben Franklin
"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."-Ronald Reagan
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Bexlyspeed
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dont screw them screw milbury, quite possible the worst trade in History.
Luongo is the real deal , cant fault him for the team he plays on.
jokinen just signed a 4 year deal.
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Webb20
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But it's ANCIENT history now, they aint ever coming back. The woulda, coulda, shoulda will kill you. Time to look forward and not back. Grebs and Tamby will turn out just fine and who knows what we'll land with that 3rd for Kvasha. Milbury lost that deal and there isnt a thing that can be done about it except look to the new guys and the draft choice we have.
I sold it all, retired and moved to Fabulous Las Vegas!
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."-Ben Franklin
"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."-Ronald Reagan
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Bexlyspeed
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hey i agree with that , the thing that makes it linger in the memory is that we will probably never have the chance to draft a goalie of Luongo's Caliber again.
the rick should be a good goalie, but we have seen him breakdown a few times already. we traded a franchise goalie and they dont come around very often
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At the end of their careers, do you think Roberto Luongo will put up THAT much better numbers then Rick DiPietro?

I think they have both shown brilliance, and shown badness (Luongo's rebounds, Rick's out of positioning).

When they are both done playin, i'd think their stats will be relatively similiar. Again, how many playoff starts has Roberto Luongo had in his career?
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The Third Man
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At the end of their careers, do you think Roberto Luongo will put up THAT much better numbers then Rick DiPietro?


Yes, I do. Especially when you consider that Luongo will be in all international tournaments and all-star games from here on out.

Nothing against the Rick, but we got hosed. I've said this a MILLION times: NO ONE outside of some Islander fans think DiPietro will ever be anywhere near Luongo. You can argue all you want, but the weight of the world is against you.
Yashin, you ARE the weakest link. Goodbye.
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smittyrules31
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Repeat a lie frequently enough....
There's about 10-15 years worth of hockey to be played before this debate will even be close to being settled. I'm not concerned with what the rest of the hockey world thinks about Rick...this is the same world that always overlooks the depth and quality of the 80-83 dynasty years. Both show promise and have their own strengths and weaknesses. For what it is worth, these next 3 weeks may go a long way in boosting Rick's reputation. His stretch play has been well above average.
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Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

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Webb20
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Talent is one thing, the will to win is something completely different and that cant be measured in anything but wins and playoff appearences/victories.

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4CUPZ
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Nothing against the Rick, but we got hosed. I've said this a MILLION times: NO ONE outside of some Islander fans think DiPietro will ever be anywhere near Luongo



AND JUST WHAT THE HELL HAS LUONGO DONE?

BESIDES PASSING UP A HUGE CONTRACT AND THEN GETS CUT DOWN TO SIZE BY THE ARBITRATOR

WHAT HAS HE WON THAT SOME STILL BANG THEIR HEADS AGAINST A WALL OVER LOSING HIM????


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4CUPZ,Mar 27 2006
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Nothing against the Rick, but we got hosed. I've said this a MILLION times: NO ONE outside of some Islander fans think DiPietro will ever be anywhere near Luongo



AND JUST WHAT THE HELL HAS LUONGO DONE?

BESIDES PASSING UP A HUGE CONTRACT AND THEN GETS CUT DOWN TO SIZE BY THE ARBITRATOR

WHAT HAS HE WON THAT SOME STILL BANG THEIR HEADS AGAINST A WALL OVER LOSING HIM????

I think it's more of who else we would have had. We keep Luongo than we draft Heatley or Gaborik.
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AND IF THE METS ONLY KEPT NOLAN RYAN..........

:blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah:

AND IF WE HAD HEATLEY HE WOULD HAVE KILLED AN ISLANDER SO WHO MISSES HIM....AND NO COMMENTS ABOUT YASHIN CAR POOLING WITH HIM :nono:
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Bexlyspeed
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C'mon now, this is the same DiPietro that couldnt stop a beachball about a month ago. granted he has played great but he's played great in the past too
luongo has been consistent with a pretty bad team, faces 40-60 Shots a night.
now do i think DiPietro is going to be a total bust? no . will he be a superstar goalie? no.
and the fact that we traded a cant miss prospect for a guy that played 1 year of college hockey and was(and still is) unproven, is a shame.
and as said earlier we could have had a heatly or gaborik as well.

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4CUPZ,Mar 27 2006
03:26 PM
AND IF THE METS ONLY KEPT NOLAN RYAN..........

:blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah:

AND IF WE HAD HEATLEY HE WOULD HAVE KILLED AN ISLANDER SO WHO MISSES HIM....AND NO COMMENTS ABOUT YASHIN CAR POOLING WITH HIM :nono:

You mean you didn't like Jim Fergosi???
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FEGisanAhole
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The fact is we didn't need Rick, the fact is we needed a marque player and we could've had Heatley or Gaborik and for a fraction of the price Alexei cost and no disgusting long term contract to hold this franchise back. The fact is we also traded away a top centermen in Jokinen who is better than any faceoff taker since Peca was here. And the embarrassing fact is we have nothing to show for that trade with both the players we got who are about 2,000-3,000 miles away.

Milbury is the exact opposite of what Torrey was to this franchise.

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