Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks announced that although he has been voted in as a starter for this years All-Star Game, he is going to pass on it.

Luongo told the media, that his reason for skipping on the weekend spectacle was because he would rather take the time off to go see his wife in Florida, as she is expecting to give birth.

Pardon me? You’re skipping the All-Star weekend, because you are a expecting a child? Who do you think you are? You were voted in by the fans, and you slap them in face by telling us you aren’t going to go? You know what I think of you Roberto?!

Good For You!!

Seriously, good on you! Over the course of the season, playing in the Northwest Division, with the schedule the way it is, the Canucks have only had one road trip into the Southeast, other than that, Luongo has been traveling all over America, and the only time he gets off is the off-season, the holidays, and the All-Star Game. So over the course of a year, he get about 3 months off, and during that time, he’s training trying to get ready for the next season. It’s a surprise that he even managed to find the time off, in order to.. well you know, do the deed.

Besides, Luongo plays virtually every game anyways. He is probably going to start about 75 games in the regular season, and then he is going to be expected to carry the load in the play-offs, so he could use a week-end off. And when you look at his stats, 1.96 GAA, .930 Save Percentage, 20 Wins in 35 Games Played! On a team that isn’t that talented from top-to-bottom, not to mention the injuries in the Canuck defence… he does work for it, and he is an All-Star, and everyone knows it.

So take the week-end, visit your wife, be there if the child is born. Besides, that week-end is a waste of time, who even watches the All-Star Game?