When one of the most compelling sports figures in a city’s history is traded, after one of the most compelling sports soap operas in a city’s history, the local newspapers tend to make a big deal out of it.
And the Roberto Luongo trade wasn’t just a big local story, as Canada’s two national papers both gave it front-page billing.
Update: The Miami Herald also put Luongo on its front page, though not quite with the same gusto.