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Florida Taking Luongo to Arbitration
by Paul on 08/11/05 at 09:02 PM ET
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Roberto Luongo and the Florida Panthers may be headed to salary arbitration, a move that ensures the record-setting goaltender will be under contract when the team opens camp next month. The team filed Thursday to take Luongo to arbitration; a hearing could occur as early as Aug. 22. Panthers general manager Mike Keenan said it's "certainly within the realm of possibility" that the sides could resume working on a deal before lawyers decide what Luongo, a restricted free agent, will earn this season. "We tried a lot of different scenarios," Keenan said. "We just couldn't find the middle ground in this particular case, so this is a good way of facilitating a contract for Roberto and we're excited about the fact he will be under contract and will be playing for us in the fall."
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