Roberto Luongo is a very polarizing figure in Vancouver.
A majority, or at least a very vocal minority, of fans want to run him out of town.
Some fans have had their opinions turned around by the wit of his Twitter account. Others never lost faith in the best goalie Vancouver has ever been graced with.
It is troubling to see, however, that the vocal Luongo haters think that he is the only reason the Canucks didn’t win a Stanley Cup in 2011-12. This is also a common meme for the media that doesn't follow the team on a regular basis.
To them, Luongo was the reason the Canucks lost to the Kings in the first round of last year's playoffs. And even Team Canada only won gold at the 2010 Olympics in spite of Luongo.
The thought goes that, if only he could be traded out of town—even for draft picks or prospects rather than roster players—the Canucks would surely win with Cory Schneider in net. And if Schneider would have been in net for those other series, the Canucks would have won the Cup.
I can understand the visceral response of fans. Sports are largely about passion and emotion, not logic, and we i ...
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