Luongo had been the starting goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks when Schneider, who the Canucks selected No. 26 in the 2004 NHL Draft, played so well during the 2010-11 season that it appeared the team had two viable starting goalies. By 2012-13, Schneider moved into the No. 1 spot.
Rather than take the situation too seriously, the two took a more amicable, even playful, approach, as evidenced by this bit from TSN in March 2013.
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A month earlier at the Canucks' annual skills competition, the two battled in the hardest shot competition.
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The Canucks traded Schneider to the New Jersey Devils at the 2013 NHL Draft and traded Luongo to the Panthers at the trade deadline in 2014, but they remained linked.