"You are 32 years old and coming off the greatest year of your life.

You love the city you live in. You love your team, and the teammates you play with. So much so, you have committed the rest of your career to them.

You just pulled off a historic season. You were one win away from a championship, the closest your team has ever been to winning it all. You were a Vezina finalist in a season which included an extraordinary accomplishment. It may, in fact, have been your greatest feat. You were the starting goalie for a run-and-gun, offensively focused team which gave up the fewest goals in the NHL.

You are Roberto Luongo. And you are booed, unforgivingly."