"Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo let it be known Tuesday he's not expecting to walk away with the Vezina Trophy on Wednesday.

Luongo is nominated with Nashville's Pekka Rinne and Boston's Tim Thomas. Thomas, who led the Bruins to the Stanley Cup title last week, is the favourite.

Luongo also said he thinks everything is fine between he and Thomas. The Boston media had a field day over Luongo's comments on a wraparound goal Thomas allowed in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final. Luongo had said his style of goaltending would have made it easier for him to make that type of wraparound save.

"I think everything is cool," Luongo said. "We had a few words after the series was over. I have always had a lot of respect for him and I said that right from the start.

"I wish him all the best (Wednesday) and I hope he enjoys the Vezina because he is probably going to win it."

Luongo will not walk away empty-handed. He and teammate Cory Schneider will accept the William M. Jennings Trophy awarded goaltenders on the team with the fewest goals-against."