The suspense was at an all-time high Wednesday just minutes before the deadline. The goalie was pulled off the ice at practice just minutes before the deadline, and speculation ran wild. However, the 3 p.m. ET trade deadline came and went, and Luongo was not traded.
He has a pretty solid reason as to why he might still be a Canuck.
“My contract sucks,” Luongo told reporters following practice. “That’s what the problem is. Unfortunately it’s a big factor in trading me and it’s probably why I’m still here.”
Luongo signed a 12-year deal worth $64 million prior to the 2010-11 season. He’s signed through 2021-22, and he comes with a $5.33 million cap hit for the duration of that deal.
“I’d scrap it if I could right now,” Luongo said.
See all of Luongo’s candid media session in the video below.