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 scenario. Thatcher Demko is recovering from an damage. Kevin Lankinen was just lately signed to a one-year deal. Artus Silovs needs 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 like, 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 appreciate now, we must always all perceive what the scenario right here is in Vancouver. Not that it takes a lot to set off a five-alarm blaze in Canuck city, however we must always all perceive what’s occurring right here.

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

So Vancouver needs to begin 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 begin 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 should cope with right here, they usually can punt these conditions till later. Primary is, you understand what occurs when Demko is wholesome? Do you carry three goalies? Do you set Lankinen on waivers? I believe you bought to be actually anxious 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 likelihood he might 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 way of his representatives, made it recognized that he wished to be within the NHL this season.

Now, as a staff and the Canucks will determine this later, they’ll work out how they wish to deal with it. You’ve received, you’re going to say, look, we’ve received to do what’s proper for ourselves. We’ve received 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, that they had 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 ultimately that was sorted out when Jake Allen was dealt to New Jersey.

And being across the staff. I imply, I believe due to the three personalities that had been concerned there, everybody was keen to work their approach by way of the scenario, however you would inform it wasn’t excellent having three goalies. Attempting 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 unique 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.”