Roberto Luongo never did win a Stanley Cup during his 19-year NHL career. But he came pretty close. He might have come even closer had he decided to sign an offer sheet with the Detroit Red Wings ...

And that suits him just fine. Martin Brodeur. Patrick Roy. Roberto Luongo. That was the top of the NHL’s all-time wins list for goalies June 27 when Luongo announced his retirement at 40.

As Luongo walks away, he does so with three seasons remaining on a 12-year, $64-million pact he signed in 2009 with the Vancouver Canucks, with whom he spent nearly eight seasons. Given the back ...