What's Happening With the Vancouver Canucks Goaltending Scenario

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 harm. 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.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

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 believe all of us have to understand 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 happening right here.

Primary, the Canucks should not going to hurry Demko again. Quantity two, Demco understands at first of the 12 months, he’s to not rush again.

So Vancouver desires to start out the season, and be ready in case, knock on wooden, God forbid there’s any form 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 internet for you. So it’s Lankinen – Silvos to start out the 12 months. 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 must take care of right here, they usually can punt these conditions till later. Primary is, you already know what occurs when Demko is wholesome? Do you carry three goalies? Do you set Lankinen on waivers? I believe 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 could be at 19 video games, together with the playoffs. So there’s a likelihood he may hit it this 12 months, but when not, he’s not waiver-eligible till subsequent 12 months.

The one factor about that is, I perceive that Silovs, by means of his representatives, made it recognized that he needed to be within the NHL this season.

Now, as a crew and the Canucks will determine this later, they’ll determine how they wish to deal with it. You’ve obtained, you’re going to say, look, we’ve obtained to do what’s proper for ourselves. We’ve obtained 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 should take care of 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 12 months for the same cause, as a result of they didn’t wish 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 crew. I imply, I believe due to the three personalities that had been concerned there, everybody was prepared to work their method by means of the state of affairs, however you could possibly inform it wasn’t supreme having three goalies. Making an attempt to get everyone begins. The practices. who was within the internet and the rotation, and all of that.

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However, as you say, that’s a dialog for a special day for the Vancouver Canucks. Proper now, they’re simply making an attempt to get Thatcher Demko wholesome and have some depth of the place.”