He has a big weakness...not being able to track long range shots and he got beat many times in NHL this season due to long shots from close to Blueline. Lots of games where he gave up 6 goals. Again if any team picks him up on waiver, they would need to be ok with him having bad games as a backup.
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True, his trade value is low due to the uncertainty of his health. Which wouldn't make sense for Canucks to sell him when his value is at rock bottom. Better keep him and hope he has a healthy year. If he does have a healthy year and does play 60 games, am sure lots of teams will be punching the air for not getting him while his value was at the lowest.
Absolutely, but there's the catch 22. I don't think the Canucks would trade him for what his current trade value is. So a gm may make a low offer hoping to take advantage, but I doubt the Canucks bite. On the flip side i don't think any gm is going to offer much of value due to the uncertainty. Of the games he did dress for this season he was only really good in maybe half of them
There's a slim chance Silov's gets claimed on waivers. Every team already has a goalie duo and/or a prospect in their system they would be calling up instead of him.
The only teams that have a remote possibility are:
Anaheim Ducks (if they trade Gibson and don't get a goalie back)
Buffalo Sabres (Maybe if Levi needs 1 more year in the A, but do you want to risk him getting upset)
Calgary (Maybe but doubt it, probably want an experienced backup)
Florida Panthers (doubt it as they are contenders and need a reliable backup for Bob)
Los Angeles Kings (would have to carry 3G so doubt it as they have Portillo)
Nashville Predators (actual chance)
Ottawa Senators (doubt it as they would have to carry 3G or lose Sogaard)
San Jose Sharks (Maybe but doubt it, probably not running a Askarov/Silovs tandem)
Seattle Krakken (doubt it as they would have to carry 3G or have Grub take a spot from Ostman/Kokko)
Tampa Bay Lightning (doubt it given they paid Johannsson 1.25M and are also contending)
So only 1 legitimate option as of today to make a claim but even then, if they are going to run it back, thye aren't going to wait around for October to roll around to see if they get Silovs on waivers. They are signing a better goalie in the summer.
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You're ignoring goalies being injured at the start of the season. Every year there's a few starter/backups that are on IR, so that instantly opens up a few more options.
You don't think a team like Tampa would gamble on Silovs over Johansson? JoJo is a perennial backup with a sub .900 SV%, they can easily waive him and nobody will claim. For Seattle, there's a good chance Grubuaer gets bought out. In Florida, Bob is 36 and his contract is up soon.
It still hinges on how high a team is on Silovs, but if Tampa/Florida/Seattle/etc. see potential in him, they'll be claiming him and giving him a cup of coffee.
There's clearly a MASSIVE difference of specifically what YOU expect for a guy that has been unusable, to put it kindly, for 2 seasons.
He played good on stretches but since he was constantly injured, you can't really judge him on those games since he never got into a rhythm
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the Florida pick is basically a second rounder and the risk profile on Demko is less
Than one the on a lste
First rind pick. Of working out, which statistically is the likely outcomes.
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Frank ponders out loud a lot, which is basically the only thing people do on podcasts. When he does that he's just sort of throwing shit out there—not necessarily reporting a rumor he's heard—but it gets filtered through two or three stages of fan interpretation and suddenly it becomes A REAL RUMOR and people get pissed off at Frank when nothing happens.
That's literally what's happening in this thread. The headline says he "links" Demko to Philly, but the post itself immediately notes that he was just "wondering." Very different things, but people only read the big (and incorrect) text.
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Freidman does the same, but people like to assume because they are insiders that whatever they are wondering or thinking must have something more to it
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Players develop, especially goalies, they always develop late.
Everybody knew he has amazing athleticism, the biggest problem with him is tracking shots from the outside, if he can improve on that, he can easily be a goalie in the NHL.
And from what we have seen in the AHL, he’s been absolutely unbelievable
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The Canucks only have two options:
Extend him and gamble
Trade him this offseason
The wait and the approach makes no sense, because let’s say hypothetically he has a great season, now he’s going to cost significantly more.
And losing him for nothing makes no sense either
Extend him and gamble
Trade him this offseason
The wait and the approach makes no sense, because let’s say hypothetically he has a great season, now he’s going to cost significantly more.
And losing him for nothing makes no sense either
They have the 3rd option of running a 3 goalie rotation. It's not ideal but with Demkos injury issues it's also not out of the question
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