Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – The Cycle of (NHL) Life episode on what’s going on the Vancouver Canucks goaltending state of affairs. Thatcher Demko is recovering from an damage. Kevin Lankinen was not too long ago signed to a one-year deal. Artus Silovs desires to play within the NHL however he doesn’t require waivers.
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Bukauskas: “Vancouver, Elliotte, the Canucks, they signed Kevin Lankinen right into a one-year deal, $875K. Looks as if, I imply, we heard Thatcher Demko, early on in coaching camp, say he believes he’s going to get to 100% once more. They nonetheless don’t have a concrete timeline, although, for his return.
Lankinen and the Canucks have been linked to right here for some time. Any a part of this signing and information right here Elliotte ship off alarm bells about Demko’s future in any respect?
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Friedman: “No, not alarm bells. Look, I feel all of us have to comprehend now, we should always all perceive what the state of affairs right here is in Vancouver. Not that it takes a lot to set off a five-alarm blaze in Canuck city, however we should always all perceive what’s occurring right here.
Primary, the Canucks should not going to hurry Demko again. Quantity two, Demco understands at first of the yr, he’s to not rush again.
So Vancouver desires to begin the season, and be ready in case, knock on wooden, God forbid there’s any type of relapse, that they’ve the absolute best tandem. And Lankinen is an efficient purpose, like in a pinch, he can completely deal with your web for you. So it’s Lankinen – Silvos to begin the yr. It provides them the absolute best depth they will have proper now, barring making a commerce.
Now, there’s a few issues that the Canucks are going to should cope with right here, they usually can punt these conditions till later. Primary is, what occurs when Demko is wholesome? Do you carry three goalies? Do you place Lankinen on waivers? I feel you bought to be actually frightened you’re going to lose them.
Or do you ship Silovs again down the American Hockey League as a result of he’s not eligible for waivers till he performs recreation quantity 60. And Silvos proper now’s at 19 video games, together with the playoffs. So there’s a probability he may hit it this yr, but when not, he’s not waiver-eligible till subsequent yr.
The one factor about that is, I perceive that Silovs, by his representatives, made it identified that he needed to be within the NHL this season.
Now, as a group and the Canucks will determine this later, they’ll determine how they need to deal with it. You’ve acquired, you’re going to say, look, we’ve acquired to do what’s proper for ourselves. We’ve acquired to do what’s greatest for our group, however they know that Silvos prefers to play within the NHL. It’s not something they’ve to fret about now, however it’s one thing they must cope with when Demko is wholesome.”
Bukauskas: “Yeah, and I take into consideration simply final season, yeah the Montreal Canadiens, they’d a 3 goalie system for a lot of the yr for the same purpose, as a result of they didn’t need to lose their younger netminder, Cayden Primeau to waivers. And finally that was sorted out when Jake Allen was dealt to New Jersey.
And being across the group. I imply, I feel due to the three personalities that have been concerned there, everybody was prepared to work their approach by the state of affairs, however you possibly can inform it wasn’t splendid having three goalies. Making an attempt to get everyone begins. The practices. who was within the web and the rotation, and all of that.
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However, as you say, that’s a dialog for a unique day for the Vancouver Canucks. Proper now, they’re simply attempting to get Thatcher Demko wholesome and have some depth of the place.”
