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Mr. Canucklehead

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Vector said:
Management does not want to handicap the team like the Devils did or the Oilers, with Campbell to start the season. Even if they are fully confident that Silovs could be a starter for most of the season, they probably aren't confident that Patera can spell him enough. I suspect they'd much rather have someone like Lankinen rotate with Silovs.
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I still chuckle at the fact that the Oilers strutted into the first game of the season against lowly Vancouver, and decided to start Campbell in net. Only for him to get lit up. And then switch to Skinner. Only for him to get...lit up.

It was glorious.
 
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O'Connor is a guy I'd circle. There are stretches he looked really good last season. 23 xG. Bang in some greasy goals.

He's a guy I would bet to score 20+ next season if I was more certain about his place in the lineup.

Yeah, just sign Lankinen and hope Demmer is back soon.
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The only other option for goaltending is to like trade Poolman to Detroit for Husso at 50% just so they can get him off their roster. Problem, Husso's only good season was two seasons ago and he's been butt since.

Dubas occasionally makes really weird decisions and I'd hope that O'Connor is a guy that becomes available in training camp because they are prioritizing their new toys.

Mr. Canucklehead said:
I still chuckle at the fact that the Oilers strutted into the first game of the season against lowly Vancouver, and decided to start Campbell in net. Only for him to get lit up. And then switch to Skinner. Only for him to get...lit up.

It was glorious.
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I think about this a lot. Canucks came so damn close to destroying the Oilers franchise last season.
 
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Vector said:
Management does not want to handicap the team like the Devils did or the Oilers, with Campbell to start the season. Even if they are fully confident that Silovs could be a starter for most of the season, they probably aren't confident that Patera can spell him enough. I suspect they'd much rather have someone like Lankinen rotate with Silovs.
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They can't go into the season with Silovs/Patera with Tolopilo next up, that's a disaster waiting to happen. I also don't think anyone would be particularly concerned if Silovs was the starter in Abbotsford for most of the season. It would help if he put together a stretch of high-level play in the AHL. Even if Demko was removed from the equation, I don't think we'd run Silovs as starter, it will probably still be a platoon.

I expect them to add a veteran goalie, but I'm not sure if they will wait until teams running three deep on their goalie chart start waiving guys and see what shakes free, or move now.
 
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Vector said:
The only other option for goaltending is to like trade Poolman to Detroit for Husso at 50% just so they can get him off their roster. Problem, Husso's only good season was two seasons ago and he's been butt since.

Dubas occasionally makes really weird decisions and I'd hope that O'Connor is a guy that becomes available in training camp because they are prioritizing their new toys.



I think about this a lot. Canucks came so damn close to destroying the Oilers franchise last season.
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Ehh, I'd much rather just go with Lankinen that whatever Husso is now. He's been bad + there's injury problems. Getting rid of Poolman might just be a pure dump.

I would like to inquire on O'Connor, but the Canucks forward corps is also quite crowded.
 
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TruGr1t said:
They can't go into the season with Silovs/Patera with Tolopilo next up, that's a disaster waiting to happen. I also don't think anyone would be particularly concerned if Silovs was the starter in Abbotsford for most of the season. It would help if he put together a stretch of high-level play in the AHL. Even if Demko was removed from the equation, I don't think we'd run Silovs as starter, it will probably still be a platoon.

I expect them to add a veteran goalie, but I'm not sure if they will wait until teams running three deep on their goalie chart start waiving guys and see what shakes free, or move now.
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Demko was last on the ice 4 months ago .
Something is not adding up here.Did he just have surgery or is he toast .Like I said before he has to many uncertainties this team does not need..Are we gonna be able to count on him going forward..
 
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Vector said:
The interesting thing is, last season, Tolopilo was more impressive in Abbotsford. They had very similar numbers but he was far more consistent.
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Hell, a 25 year career AHLer like Sawchenko looked more comfortable in net based on the games I watched.

You ideally want to see your goalie prospects putting up a .920 SV% or greater in the AHL to show he's making progress.

He's at the very end of his NHL career but I would give Antti Raanta a PTO. It would be a decent veteran pick up.

Long-term? Goalie prospects in the system look pretty mediocre...Young and Koskenvuo? This is the long-term effects of lacking 2nd rounders. You totally lose the ability to draft decent goalie prospects.
 
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Vector said:
The interesting thing is, last season, Tolopilo was more impressive in Abbotsford. They had very similar numbers but he was far more consistent.
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I think Silovs has a tendency to get himself out of position but he has the temperament you like in a goalie under pressure. If he can improve his positioning and puck tracking he can be a #1. He reminds me a bit of Eddie Lack.
 
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We don’t have all the information… I think it really depends on how long they think Demko will be out for. They can push the decision a while longer to give themselves a better picture on the timeline.

I think there is a reason we really haven’t heard much though. We know we won’t hear anything until something happens
 
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racerjoe said:
We don’t have all the information… I think it really depends on how long they think Demko will be out for. They can push the decision a while longer to give themselves a better picture on the timeline.

I think there is a reason we really haven’t heard much though. We know we won’t hear anything until something happens
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I think the biggest thing is that no one knows when he'll be healthy and how long he can last. If they were confident he'd be able to start and stay healthy, then we wouldn't be hearing this but with the unreliability, there's a bigger need to get someone. Very similar reasoning to grabbing DeSmith right as training camp started last season.
 

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For Nash, probably should be similar to the Rutger for Yager deal. Prospect for prospect, I would imagine.

Logical for SJ to want a young goalie (either NHL ready this season or next) into their organization, vs hope for their 202X goalies. They took Gaudreau in Rd 3 in 2021, as he returned for an overage year in the OHL last year. Beaupit in Rd 4 in 2022 went from W to BCHL last season. And they just took a Swiss goalie in Rd 4 this past draft. Have to go back to 2018 for another G and he's been in the ECHL the past couple of seasons.
 
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Mr. Canucklehead said:
Could one of them be a cheap option for us to pursue?

(all I am remembering right now is us thumping the crap out of them 10-1...)
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Blackwood totally sucks. Would take a flyer on Vanecek as he's proven to be average in the league but he makes 3.4 mil this season.
 
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