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

[VanJack]

The whole think with the Lankinen signing was that...a lot of worse goaltenders signed on earlier than he did. He waited and bet on himself. It seems to be panning out. He's looked great playing behind a good team with good coaching and structure, and good goalie coaching to hone the details.

Agreed he waited and bet on himself this summer, but did it really pan out? In his last contract with Nashville, he earned $2m. But this year took a serious haircut to sign with the Canucks for less than $1m.

Hopefully for him, his career mirrors that of Casey DeSmith. He parlayed a stellar year as a Canuck backup last season, into a three year deal with Dallas.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

You can tell his pace is falling off a bit because of the workload, but he's still a far better option than Silovs.

 

[VanJack]

You can tell his pace is falling off a bit because of the workload, but he's still a far better option than Silovs.

Lankinen has been a story for the Canucks in the early going, but the reality is the most games he's ever played in one NHL season is 37 in his first season in Chicago.

The last two seasons in Nashville, he's played 19 and 24 games behind Jusse Saros. So he's a competent career backup, and we may be seeing why. He's a guy who may wear down quickly and not be capable of playing 45-55 games.

I can understand why Tocchet threw Silovs to the wolves against the Devils. It gave Lankinen four days off before the Sharks game on Saturday. They'd still better be praying that Demko returns 'sooner' rather than 'later'.