If the Vancouver Canucks are going to trade Roberto Luongo, the world-class goaltender would like to return to the place where he became a star.

Luongo, who has been replaced as the No. 1 goaltender in Vancouver by Cory Schneider, told the Sun-Sentinel on Tuesday that he would prefer to be traded to the Florida Panthers. The 33-year-old maintains a residence in South Florida during the offseason and remains the Panthers' all-time leader in games played (317), victories (108) and shutouts (26).

"It's been a tough summer, not knowing what's going to happen," Luongo told the newspaper. "It's tough to not know what your future is going to be with your family and everything. There were a couple of stressful moments, but we're still here and everything's good.

"[The Panthers] makes sense for myself, for my career and my family. That being said, there's obvious other options as well. This is a preferred location for obvious reasons, but I'm not shutting the door on other possibilities if it comes up."

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