Too bad #1 is McLean who Id rank higher
Player Discussion Thatcher Demko
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rypper
21-12-05 it's finally over.
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Not that I start anything... but Luongo was the far superior goaltender.
PuckMunchkin
Very Nice, Very Evil!
As a massive Captain Kirk fan, this is absolutely true. No competition.
PavelBure10
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I love McLean
The first player I ever met. Superb human being, coolest looking goalie ever. Steps it up in the playoffs. Captain Kirk is my second favorite Canuck of all time.
PavelBure10
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To add, I also think Luongo is Vancouvers best goaltender of all time. He shattered most of Vancouvers goaltending records, and Demkos mask insinuating that Luo's name should be in the rafters, it's probably right. Luo's name should be up there.
For their eras. They were both amazing. Kirk was a master at stand up with his small gear and heavy pads with the fastest reflexes. Roberto was in that last group of elite goalies that isnt a thing anymore.
David Bruce Banner
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Luongo was a better goalie than McLean, period. I'm not slighting Captain Kirk, Luongo was just that good.
But comparing their respective SC runs... McLean's was superior.
But comparing their respective SC runs... McLean's was superior.
If Lank keeps this up, you just have to listen to offers on Thatcher... but not until the offseason.
Nucker101
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Schneider was a dominant force
I think Demko is a force
But injuries starting to pile up like Schneider
I think Demko is a force
But injuries starting to pile up like Schneider
Szechwan
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Don't see an easy trade to be made for a guy with these issus at the moment.
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Slapshot_11
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SillyRabbit
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Don't think anyone is trading for him when he can't even stay in the lineup.
Might be LTIR until his contract expires in a year.
The funny thing is I wasn't getting the cringey feeling each time he went down to stop a shot that I sort of figured I would when he came back. I didn't think we were out of the woods or anything but it didn't seem like each save was rolling the dice.
PavelBure10
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Tochett just said it was back spasms for Demko. Much better news than expected.
Johnny Canucker
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Back spasms from this medical staff means that hand to amputate something and he’s out “day to day” for months.
Chaos Giraffe
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I don't trust anything Tochett says.
Said Petey and Quinn should be fine, and turns out to be week to week. He probably means that Demko's knee hurt so bad that his back started having spasms.
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there was a long and detailed discussion around a year ago that touched on the "post and cover" goaltending style.
this < link > describes it.
in a nutshell, it's been the "accepted" style for a few years now because it covers the vulnerable net areas best on incoming plays.
the mostly unknown drawback to that style- until recently - is that it contorts the lower body to such an extent that it poses a kind of chronic long term injury risk.
And the more moves are made that way, the more the stress becomes cumulative and chronic. That's the bottom line with post and cover.
probably why the last goalie coach was replaced; about-face to a new style.
There are also other "secret" procedures that many top goalies undergo to make themselves optimally flexible. This isn't discussed openly.
All told, giving Lanks a *very* good extension would probably be the wise investment.
Players that have injury catch up to them can always go into coaching and it's not as bad as it seems. They also get benefits
ps. wasn't that goalie coach's fault or anything, it was more the lack of knowledge of the injury risks to playing that style.
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bye bye demko. how many games has he played so far. 9? i said to my friend while msging him. hes gonna go down playing less games before you know it. and here we are. career is done. just ltir him. Just wait, tomorrow Silovs will be called up, then Demko listed day to day, then week to week, then out indefinitely. Calling it now.
I'm going to cheer on Demko to get healthy and not have his career ended before it's time.
Demko has been injury-prone his entire career. Heck of a goalie when healthy but it's staying healthy that's been the issue. The Canucks would be crazy to re-sign him.
