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Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] G Kevin Lankinen signs with the Canucks (1 year, $875k)
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Brookbank
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he caved in. good on chef allvin. what if lankinen becomes good as the 2b backup ease demko in slowly. send down silovs for more seasoning in abbotsford better to get games there than in van IMO. callup in case injuries occur
Fatass
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Lankonen will start ahead of Silovs. And when Demko is healthy, Silovs will be sent to the AHL.
Likely a guy is sent down, like that Digessipe guy, so this contract won’t affect the cap.
pdg is tocchets favourite guy. he isnt getting sent down depending on how well he does in camp. likely aman/friedman or juuelsson
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I like this. Takes the pressure off Silvos to play a ton right out of the gate and Demko to rush back. Smart pickup
Fatass
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Sure. The point is this signing isn’t going to impact Vancouver’s cap because it’s under the value of league minimum.
I think Canucks fans need to settle down with their speculation. Even if Demko was healthy, grabbing a veteran backup made sense to make the most use of Silov's waiver ineligibility.
The fact that they felt comfortable leaving it until training camp to grind a veteran backup to league minimum says a lot IMO. They had to go 3 deep last year, might as well give themselves the horses in case they have to do it again. Sucks for Silovs to likely be in the AHL again when Demko is healthy, but they have that flexibility so might as well use it.
The fact that they felt comfortable leaving it until training camp to grind a veteran backup to league minimum says a lot IMO. They had to go 3 deep last year, might as well give themselves the horses in case they have to do it again. Sucks for Silovs to likely be in the AHL again when Demko is healthy, but they have that flexibility so might as well use it.
what if theres some players especially On D that allvin might like via waivers ? he could pick them up.
-684,167 cap space as of now.
Fatass
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Then Sllvin puts a guy on waivers and, if not claimed, sends them down. Seriously, your argument makes no sense.
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I don't like saying he "caved". Lankinen probably deserved what he was asking, but sometimes free agency is a game of musical chairs and come training camp some players don't get a seat. Vancouver is simply limited by cap space but were the only ones offering Lankinen a job, so at this point he just has to take it and hope for a better market next summer.
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Not terrible depth? All 3 are better than skinner and skinner almost won a cup with the oilers
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He and Silovs will give Demko all the time he needs to rehab... after which, most likely Silovs will go down to the AHL to play a lot and either step up again to full-time backup next season, or at the TDL if Lankinen gets moved.
Demko's health will have the final say, of course.
Demko's health will have the final say, of course.
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Gaylord Q Tinkledink
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Hopefully Fracture Demko takes his time and comes back 100% so Vancouver can be a really good team again. Enjoy watching them during the late games on Saturday nights.
jackjohnson
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I shape it a bit differently
Sprong-Miller-Boeser
DeBrusk-Pettersson-Lekker
Joshua-Blueger-Garland
Heinen-Suter-Hoglander
Sherwood
Hughes-Hronek
Soucy-Myers
Pettersson-Deharnais
Forbort/Juulsen
Lankenin
Silovs
BWJM
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I like your faith in prospects! I think Sammy Blias will be a good fit in Tochs system.
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Blais is on a PTO and the Canucks are sitting at 47/50 contracts. I don’t think they sign him to an NHL deal unless he shows middle six upside in camp.
Blais is on a PTO and the Canucks are sitting at 47/50 contracts. I don’t think they sign him to an NHL deal unless he shows middle six upside in camp.
