Roberto Luongo gets closer to a return

by Robert Sutherland | January 13, 2009 at 11:11 am

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After more than two months without team captain and star goaltender in net, the Vancouver Canucks got some great news on Monday.

"We're full go right now, I did everything in practice, I didn't hold anything back," said Luongo

Luongo's return can not come soon enough for the struggling Canucks, who host the New Jersey Devils tonight at GM Place on Canucks TV PPV. The team has dropped four of the last five games and are a dismal 9-11-3 since Luongo was injured. In an attempt to stop the skid, general manager Mike Gillis, acquired goaltender Jason LaBarbera from the L.A. Kings on December 30th. The Burnaby native, LaBarbera showed promise posting a record of 2-1-2 and a save percentage of 2.72, but is in no way the goalie of the future for Vancouver.

Despite missing so much time Luongo still remains near the top of the league in many statistical categories. His five shutouts is good enough for a second place tie. He has also been voted into this months All-Star Game in Montreal.

The Canucks currently sit at 5th place in the Western Conference, five points back of division leading Calgary in the North West Division.

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