Roberto Luongo's agent quickly, and decisively, shot down a report he had reached an agreement with the Canucks on an extension which will be announced on July 1.
"I have six players in the draft, I haven't had any time to talk to anyone about this," Gilles Lupien said from Montreal. "I was hoping to talk to (Canucks GM Mike) Gillis Friday morning.
"I haven't talked to Roberto in more than a month. He told me he wanted to sit down with his wife and spend some time thinking about all of this."
In an interview on TEAM 1040, ESPN reporter John Buccigross claimed he heard that an agreement with Luongo and the Canucks had been reached and there would be an announcement on July 1.
Buccigross oddly said he was reporting the extension himself, and it was not an ESPN report.
"It seems like everyone in the media wants something done yesterday," Lupien said. "Everybody wants to push. Everybody wants a scoop. Well, there is no scoop here. This is something that is going to take some time. The media needs to relax and let us take our time on this.
"Stop pushing. You guys are pushing him right out of the city."Luongo has been on vacation since attending the NHL awards. He will be back and in Montreal this weekend.
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