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Originally Posted by BlueG2
why do people keep bringing up how much he gets fucking paid! if someone offered you a huge raise, would you refuse it? If anyone, you all should be blaming Gillis.
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Luongo might have a reasonable cap hit, and the Canucks can easily afford 10 million for him, but the length of his contract really handcuffs the team should trading him be a move that helps the team. No he is not at fault for accepting such a contract and no one knows what happened behind closed doors - he may very well have asked if the contract was a good idea. But he did ultimately put pen to paper. I know some Canuck fans were quite happy to brag that players like Kesler, Burrows, Hamius, etc accepted less than what they could have demanded in contract negotiations because winning meant more to them. Would Luongo have been awarded a longer contract or for more money or both with another team?