from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
And has the return to South Florida been what you imagined? Can you, in fact, go home again?
Luongo: You know, it's been great. It's tough to make a full assessment on it because the main reason I came back here was to bring the team back to the playoffs and be a contender. One of the reasons that I did come back is (agent Pat Brisson) made sure before he said it was OK for me to go back here (that) we wanted to make sure ownership was on board with bringing a winning team.
Obviously, the young talent was here, but sometimes you've got to add veteran pieces, and (I) wanted to make sure ownership was on board with that stuff. Once Pat had the green light, I think it was great. Right now, we're sitting in first place. You can feel that it's right there, we've just got to go get it.
Did you wonder if you could deliver on his end of the bargain in helping elevate the Panthers to relevance in South Florida?
Luongo: Not really. It crosses your mind sometimes. It's weird, because now I'm 36. Something weird's happening where you're, like, thinking, 'How many years do I have left?' You think that all the time. It's something I think about a lot. Because you don't know, right? I'd love to play til I'm )Jagr's) age, but who knows? There's so many things in between, so it's something that I think about a lot. Probably more than I should. I don't know if that's good or bad. Maybe it's a good thing, it makes me more aware.
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