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Tim Thomas has ‘no animosity’ toward Roberto Luongo

Boston Bruins v Vancouver Canucks - Game Seven

VANCOUVER, BC - JUNE 15: Roberto Luongo (L) #1 of the Vancouver Canucks congratulates Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins after defeating the Vancouver Canucks in Game Seven of the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Arena on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4 to 0. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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For the most part, Tim Thomas seems like he’s kept quiet regarding his relationship with former 2011 Stanley Cup Final opposing goalie Roberto Luongo. When he does comment, it’s usually a “no harm done” type response.

He uttered that refrain on Monday, telling TEAM 1040’s Satiar Shah that he has “no animosity on his side” toward Luongo.

Thomas, 39, was being asked about Luongo because his Florida Panthers will face the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. (Thomas believes he’ll get the start tomorrow, though that’s not official.)

To give you a quick refresher on some of the high points of their rivalry/media kerfuffles, it started with Luongo claiming he would have stopped a game-winning goal Thomas gave up in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. The next day, Thomas memorably said he wasn’t interested in “pumping his tires.”

After that, it was all about the glorious Twitter feed of Luongo, 34. The two most memorable ones came in 2012:

Hey guys remember 2y ago in the Stanley Cup Final when people thought I was the crazy goalie?Well I still might be, but NOT the craziest one

— Strombone (@strombone1) July 26, 2012


Some people say 4 more years of Obama. I look at it more like 4 more years of disgruntled goalie politically charged Facebook rants! #I❤TT

— Strombone (@strombone1) November 8, 2012


Both goalies have seen some big changes since that hotly contested series - Thomas with his sabbatical last season, Luongo with his strange saga in Vancouver - so it’s not that tough to believe that the guy who won the Vezina and Stanley Cup is the one who really has moved on.

For entertainment value’s sake, it would be more fun if he’d fire back, though ...

Update: Just around the time this post went up, Luongo tweeted a little bit of snark about his old buddy. So, it sounds like Bobby Lou will keep the laughs going.

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