2023-12-29 04:21:00
The Florida Panthers called on an old acquaintance during practice Thursday, with goaltender Roberto Luongo manning a net while Sergei Bobrovsky enjoyed a day off.
Luongo, 44, retired after the 2018-19 season and now serves as a special advisor to Panthers general manager Bill Zito.
“It’s fun, isn’t it?” The players were first sending him easy shots, then they started wanting to score against him, said head coach Paul Maurice. You can see the talent is still there, especially with the way he reads the game.”
“I think I ended up scoring against him, but he’s still great. He looked very good,” said defender Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
Anthony Stolarz occupied the net on the other side of the ice.
“It was really cool,” Stolarz said. He’s obviously a very important part of the organization, but it was cool to see him play. And these leggings are awesome. It was nice to be able to talk with him. He didn’t lose anything, he made some very good saves. »
The Quebecer played 572 of his 1,044 career games with the Panthers. He also played with the Islanders and Canucks.
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2022, Luongo ranks fourth in NHL history in wins with 489.
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