Roberto Luongo did not win the Stanley Cup for the Vancouver Canucks in 2011. He didn’t get them past the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2012 after they won the Presidents’ Trophy.

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2019, file photo, Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo (1) defends the net against the Los Angeles Kings during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Sunrise ...

Although Luongo believes that his current star pupil, Spencer Knight, could potentially handle a 70-game workload (or close to it) down the line because of his raw athletic tools and the uncanny ...

SUNRISE, Fla. — Roberto Luongo was at his Florida Panthers office Monday morning, and every so often general manager Bill Zito would step in to ask ask for an update. “Any call yet?” he’d ask.

Roberto Luongo was a fixture between the pipes during the 11 years he spent with the Florida Panthers, and now the goalie’s No. 1 jersey will forever hang from the rafters in Sunrise.

When Roberto Luongo was recently sidelined with a right-hand injury for two weeks, it wasn’t hard to find him. He’d show up before the rest of the Florida Panthers practiced. Or he&#821… ...

Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo (1) watches a face off in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013.

As I watched the speech from the media room adjacent to the hall, that’s what stuck with me. Luongo loves to compete, he loves pizza, but most of all, he’s a family man through and through. It ...

After all, as far as starting goalies go, Luongo’s annual cap hit of $4.533 million for the Panthers (the Canucks will still have a hit of $800,000) is relatively affordable.

Owner Vinnie Viola and Tallon will find a place for Luongo. “Roberto is a cornerstone of Panthers history and an icon of the game,” Viola said in a statement released by the team on Monday.

Luongo was the fourth overall pick in the 1997 draft by the New York Islanders, with whom he made his NHL debut on Nov. 28, 1999. Luongo then spent five years with Florida, the next eight with ...