Confirmed with Link: Canucks Sign G Kevin Lankinen to 1y/0.875m Contract

[Vector]

 

[TruGr1t]

Somewhere, Kevin Woodley is euphoric because of this post.

 

[VanJack]

Got to feel a twinge of sympathy for Lankinen tonight in Edmonton.....he's being thrown to the wolves just to get the Canucks through another meaningless exhibition game.

I suppose the 'positive' is, he'll stare down a bevy of high-end chances and get in a lot of work.....This should help him in the long run. But listening to the goal horn go off and fans in the stands celebrating, can be grating on any goalie.

 

[Brookbank]

He looked technically solid I thought. Especially in the shootout. He followed Mcdavid and stopped him.

Even on the last goal , he almost did the same as he did to Mcdavid.

When Demko comes back , we might have a trade chip in either him or Silovs.

 

[Zippgunn]

He looks solid and is very cheap. I would be confident in net with him and Silovs as a tandem.

 

[LordBacon]

OVERPAYMENT!

 

[PuckMunchkin]

OVERPAYMENT!

Really stole us one against Florida.

I think they need to stop the 50/50 split with Silovs struggling.

 

[LordBacon]

Really stole us one against Florida.

I think they need to stop the 50/50 split with Silovs struggling.

No doubt about it, Silovs athleticism covered a lot of weaknesses in the playoffs.
Dude is still a couple of years away from full time nhl duty.

If he figures it out he’ll be Demko 2.0

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

No doubt about it, Silovs athleticism covered a lot of weaknesses in the playoffs.
Dude is still a couple of years away from full time nhl duty.

If he figures it out he’ll be Demko 2.0

Trying to find the piece I read but it basically summed up the fact that a goaltender's chance of success at the NHL was dependent on posting a .915% of better at the AHL over a 40 (?) game sample size.

Silovs stats at the AHL aren't THAT bad but the eye test suggests that he has a tendency to melt down or allow shitty goals against the run of play. He definitely needs to figure it out down there.