It 's counter-intuitive to list the departure of Luongo as positive for the Canucks , but the deal was a stunner .
Luongo 's 12 - year US $64 - million contract was widely viewed as untradeable .
It 's counter-intuitive to list the departure of Luongo as positive for the Canucks , but the deal was a stunner because his 12 - year US $64 - million contract was widely viewed as untradeable .