[SIGNING] Canucks sign Kevin Lankinen

[MeanSeanBean]

 

1 year, 875k. What an amazing deal.

 

Edited 11 hours ago by MeanSeanBean

[Bob Long]

Damn fine work.

[Alflives]

Wow! That’s excellent. He’s super good and will be our starter until Demko is ready. 

[nuckin_futz]

Waited him out and got him at their number.

[Blue]

[Honkin Hronek]

Goalie gurus who follow the league really like this guy as a potential breakout candidate. There's some upside here for a high volume backup.

 

I'm very impressed with Allvin+Co sticking it out and not buckling to the salary demands. 

[Bob Long]

2 minutes ago, Alflives said:

Wow! That’s excellent. He’s super good and will be our starter until Demko is ready. 

 

No need to pay to move poolman either.

[Lewlowned]

Yeah that is a nice and cheap contract.

 

What does this mean for our cap space?

 

Puckpedia says we have $190,833 in space, without Lankinen's contract. Assuming Silovs goes down to the A again, will Demko be ready to start the season? Or how is that going to work?

[Hairy Kneel]

Shut The Front Door!

Under 1M!?!?

Slam That Front Door Granny!

Get the Swiffer and Dust the Porch!!

 

I think I'm going put on my skinny jeans 

and wander around down town.

 

Edited 10 hours ago by Hairy Kneel

[Dr. Crossbar]

We're good to go in net! Great signing and price.

 

Exactly what we needed. Another good one by Allvin and co. 

[Bob Long]

1 minute ago, Lewlowned said:

Yeah that is a nice and cheap contract.

 

What does this mean for our cap space?

 

Puckpedia says we have $190,833 in space, without Lankinen's contract. Assuming Silovs goes down to the A again, will Demko be ready to start the season? Or how is that going to work?

 

That or we can waive Aman or pdg down. 

[The Brock Star]

1 minute ago, Lewlowned said:

Yeah that is a nice and cheap contract.

 

What does this mean for our cap space?

 

Puckpedia says we have $190,833 in space, without Lankinen's contract. Assuming Silovs goes down to the A again, will Demko be ready to start the season? Or how is that going to work?

Lankinen's basically on league min, so Silovs would go down once Demko is healthy I'd assume. Shouldn't affect the cap.

[PeteyBoeser]

Has he played NHL game? Was he Jusso’s backup last year? Why’s everyone liking him? 

[Combover]

Ha guess he came to his senses glad they didn’t budge from the original reported offer. 

more fine work from Nucks managment. 

 

 

[Pears]

1 minute ago, PeteyBoeser said:

Has he played NHL game? Was he Jusso’s backup last year? Why’s everyone liking him? 

20-14-1 with a .912 save percentage over the last couple of years, more than capable back up numbers. 

[Alflives]

1 minute ago, PeteyBoeser said:

Has he played NHL game? Was he Jusso’s backup last year? Why’s everyone liking him? 

Seider was Luongo’s backup. Demko was Markstrom’s backup. This guy is the next great goalie who was behind a great goalie. And we got him for cheap! He might be the guy in nets when we win the Cup June 2025. He’s that good. 

[MeanSeanBean]

3 minutes ago, PeteyBoeser said:

Has he played NHL game? Was he Jusso’s backup last year? Why’s everyone liking him? 

https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=169515

 

He's played over 100 NHL games

[GrammaInTheTub]

Get your ass to camp, Kevin!

[Alflives]

1 minute ago, Pears said:

20-14-1 with a .912 save percentage over the last couple of years, more than capable back up numbers. 

Yup. He would be an Ian Clarke pushed for guy. 
New management trusts their supporting staff. They trust Clarke.

[bhoodlum]

3 threads for this signing? He must be the second coming of Patrick Roy lol.

[Hairy Kneel]

I think he buys time for Demko to heal up, not to rush Demko. I'm thinking like an upgrade on DeSmith but cheaper and younger.

A good solid back up for Silovs a nice 1-2 tandem that buys us time to watch Demko's health process.

[Rocket-68]

7 minutes ago, bhoodlum said:

3 threads for this signing? He must be the second coming of Patrick Roy lol.

Deb @-dlc- will be along shortly to combine them all 

 

And yes, good news for us so the songbirds have woken up today.

 

Gives Tic-Toc and whomever is the goalie coach options.

Edited 10 hours ago by Rocket-68

[Honkin Hronek]

13 minutes ago, PeteyBoeser said:

Has he played NHL game? Was he Jusso’s backup last year? Why’s everyone liking him? 

He was Saros’ backup the last few years and has some solid numbers (.916 two years ago and .908 last year), but was never going to get a real shot on the Predators once they signed Saros long term. In terms of why people like him, he’s very refined stylistically for someone who’s only gotten about 20 starts a year.
 

His best attribute: if he can see the shot, he makes the save. Remember Silovs struggling with point shots in the playoffs? Well, Lankinen doesn’t have that issue because he’s big and aware enough to get his body in front of the puck from range. He gets beat most often when he’s moving a lot, but that’s every goalie that isn’t a superstar. He is legitimately the guy you want in net if you have a solid D core that doesn’t give up rush chances or cross-ice passes, and Tocchet’s system prioritizes being staunch defensively. This is a really underrated move. While he may not wow you with a two pad stack, he will stop the shots he needs to stop. This is one of those cases where the system and the goalie may be made for each other, and at this cap hit that’s what you want. 
 

Lankinen played something like 15 out of his 24 games last year against playoff teams (including a shutout against Florida during their win streak), so it’s not like he was sheltered. 

Edited 10 hours ago by Honkin Hronek

[Combover]

5 minutes ago, Alflives said:

Seider was Luongo’s backup. Demko was Markstrom’s backup. This guy is the next great goalie who was behind a great goalie. And we got him for cheap! He might be the guy in nets when we win the Cup June 2025. He’s that good. 

 

hahahaha 

 

He’s 29 with 115 career nhl  games average at best stats. 

he’s a back up plan for our unfortunate goaltending situation and he’s basically the only decent goalie available and he’s 29 year old $875 ufa for a reason and Great isn’t it. 
 

good no risk signing for a bit of insurance. 
 

 

[Alflives]

2 minutes ago, Hairy Kneel said:

I think he buys time for Demko to heal up, not to rush Demko. I'm thinking like an upgrade on DeSmith but cheaper and younger.

A good solid back up for Silovs a nice 1-2 tandem that buys us time to watch Demko's health process.

Silovs will backup Lankonen. When Demko is healthy, Silovs goes to Abby. This new guy is really good. He will push Demko for the number 1 role. Steal of a deal.