Luongo was an NHL Second-Team All-Star in 2003-04, when he finished with a .931 save percentage despite going 25-33 with 14 ties. The Panthers traded him to the Canucks on June 23, 2006, and he won at least 30 games in each of his first six seasons with the Canucks, including 47 in 2006-07, when he was a Second-Team All-Star and runner-up for the Hart and Vezina trophies.
On Sept. 2, 2009, Luongo signed a 12-year contract with the Canucks. Because Luongo retired before that contract expired (in 2021-22), the Panthers and Canucks each will have NHL salary cap recapture charges for the next three seasons.
Luongo led the NHL with 38 wins in 2010-11 and finished with an NHL career-best 2.11 GAA, combining with backup Cory Schneider to win the William M. Jennings Trophy, which honors the goalies on the team allowing the fewest goals during the regular season. Luongo had four shutouts during the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs to help the Canucks reach Game 7 of the Final, but they lost 4-0 to the Boston Bruins.
The Canucks traded Luongo back to the Panthers on March 4, 2014. He had his last 30-win season in 2015-16, going 35-19-6 to help the Panthers finish first in the Atlantic Division. However, they lost to the Islanders in the Eastern Conference First Round. Luongo had offseason hip surgery and played 40 games in 2016-17, then missed much of the 2017-18 season with hand and groin injuries, and injuries limited him again this season.
He was the face of the Panthers for much of his time with Florida, never more so than Feb. 22, 2018, when he stepped onto the ice at BB&T Center at the Panthers' first home game following the shooting deaths of 17 people at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, eight days earlier. Luongo and his family are Parkland residents.
"To the families of the victims, our hearts are broken for you guys," Luongo said. "There's not much to say. It's heartbreaking. You guys are in our thoughts. We've been thinking about you every day constantly for the last week. Just know that we're there for you if you guys need anything. You'll be in our prayers. Let's try and move on together."