On Monday, Sportsnet's Jeff Marek shared an exciting story of a trade that nearly went down involving Joe Thornton and former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo.
Marek said that the Bruins and Florida Panthers, where Luongo was at the time, were nearing a trade which would've sent the Hall-of-Famer to Boston in exchange for Joe Thornton. But the Florida Panthers had some issues with salary. They couldn't take money back in the deal Thu, ending any possibility of Joe Thornton playing for the Panthers until he signed with them as a free agent ahead of the 2021-22 season, his final year in the NHL.
A trade of that magnitude would have changed the landscape of the National Hockey League. With Luongo going to the Boston Bruins, it's fair to say that he would never have ended up in a Vancouver Canucks uniform and from Joe Thornton's side of things, he wouldn't have played for the San Jose Sharks and been a cornerstone of their franchise for 15 years.
Source: Markerzone.com
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