Sportbook online indicates that the Vancouver Canucks signed goaltender Roberto Luongo to a 12-year contract extension. The deal will take the star goalie through the 2021-2022 season. The Canucks are considered a darkhorse online betting candidate to win the Stanley Cup this season at the offshore sportsbook.
Sportbook online has the Canucks listed at 18.5 to 1 to win the 2010 Stanley Cup. Luongo was entering the final season of a four-year, $27 million contract as sportbook online numbers tell us. The new deal is worth a reported $64 million as offshore sportsbook info had it.
Sportbook online has the deal paying Luongo $10 million for each of the next two seasons, and about $6.7 million for the following six sports betting seasons and then declining amounts in subsequent years. “Roberto Luongo is the leader of our hockey team,” team president and general manager Mike Gillis said. “He is in the prime of his playing career and has a tremendous desire to make the Canucks a championship team. His leadership, competitiveness and character are what this team will represent for many years to come.”
Sports betting had the deal almost assuring that Loungo will finish his career in Vancouver. Online betting indicates that he is a three-time All-Star and considered one of the best goalies in the game as sportbook online stats tell us. He can definitely impact the sportbook online odds at the offshore sportsbook. “This is a great day for me and my family,” Luongo said, “I love playing in a passionate hockey city like Vancouver, and along with my teammates I am committed to doing everything I can to help make this a championship team.”
Luongo has won 30 or more games in four straight seasons as sportbook online statistics tell us. He led the Canucks to the Western Conference semifinals a year ago as sportbook online indicated. He set a franchise record for most shutouts in a season with nine as offshore sportsbook notes tell us. At one point last season he went 242 minutes, 36 seconds without allowing a goal. That was the second-longest such streak in modern NHL history as sportbook online numbers had it.
Sportbook online stats show that in 544 career games, Luongo has a career record of 230-232-64 with a 2.57 goals-against average. Sportbook online statistics have him fourth among active goalies with 47 shutouts.