Bure10Kuzmenko96 Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 14 hours ago, stawns said: Well, it's day 3 of training camp and he has (had) nowhere to play and he signed for near league minimum. If it looks like a duck and smells like a duck Desmith was so good, he lost his job to a rookie in the playoffs. I'm sure Lankenin will be fine, my original comment was in the context that silovs is an ahl goalie and lankenin is some amazing goaltender that they got a steal of a deal on. The fact is, teams are well into training camp and he still didn't have a job DeSmith got injured so they had to play Silovs, but you go ahead with your revisionist history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Grandmaster Posted September 22 Popular Post Share Posted September 22 10 hours ago, stawns said: I'm sure he's a good goalie, but some people are treating this like PA pulled off the move of the century The Canucks signed the best available goalie that has played a decent amount of games with a Cap hit of under a mill. Given the uncertainty to the health of both our goalies, this was a very high priority and we didn’t have to use LTIR to get him (a save for the TDL later). Was this a “move of the century”? Obviously not but it was a move that could save our season in terms of being a contender for the Cup. You seem to underestimate how important this move was. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 9 minutes ago, Grandmaster said: The Canucks signed the best available goalie that has played a decent amount of games with a Cap hit of under a mill. Given the uncertainty to the health of both our goalies, this was a very high priority and we didn’t have to use LTIR to get him (a save for the TDL later). Was this a “move of the century”? Obviously not but it was a move that could save our season in terms of being a contender for the Cup. You seem to underestimate how important this move was. It's a solid move with upside, not some desperate overpay like we've seen in the past. I don't know anyone could see it as negative in any way. Heck even if it allows us to stay .500 until Demko is healthy thats a win. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 12 minutes ago, Grandmaster said: The Canucks signed the best available goalie that has played a decent amount of games with a Cap hit of under a mill. Given the uncertainty to the health of both our goalies, this was a very high priority and we didn’t have to use LTIR to get him (a save for the TDL later). Was this a “move of the century”? Obviously not but it was a move that could save our season in terms of being a contender for the Cup. You seem to underestimate how important this move was. Again, I have no issue with the signing, they clearly needed a goalie given demkos situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 16 minutes ago, Bure10Kuzmenko96 said: DeSmith got injured so they had to play Silovs, but you go ahead with your revisionist history What part of that post had anything to do with DeSmith? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeNiro Posted September 22 Popular Post Share Posted September 22 11 hours ago, NHL97OneTimer said: When he didn't play stellar, they didn't win. He was a very big reason for the success they had in the playoffs. It certainly wasn't EP. I'd say he stole games and at the very least he kept them in a number of games that they probably should have lost. Any less and he would have been the new back-up, not the starter in those playoff games.......and that shirt didn't became famous just because of the shirt.....the guy made that shirt famous lol. The team played well positionally and for the most part he didn’t have to face too many high danger chances. So no that’s not accurate. And he let in three goals in two of their game and four in another and they still won, so again that’s not true. He played solid no doubt, but stellar? Bit of a stretch. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 24 minutes ago, DeNiro said: The team played well positionally and for the most part he didn’t have to face too many high danger chances. So no that’s not accurate. And he let in three goals in two of their game and four in another and they still won, so again that’s not true. He played solid no doubt, but stellar? Bit of a stretch. Silovs struggled with shots from the perimeter. And those are shots good defensive teams are fine with giving up. When the goalie struggles with those it very much negatively impacts how the club plays. They try to play even more defensively and end up with limited offensive opportunities, especially off the rush. Silovs is a nice story but he’s mot yet an nhl level goalie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekker Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 15 hours ago, stawns said: Well, it's day 3 of training camp and he has (had) nowhere to play and he signed for near league minimum. If it looks like a duck and smells like a duck Desmith was so good, he lost his job to a rookie in the playoffs. I'm sure Lankenin will be fine, my original comment was in the context that silovs is an ahl goalie and lankenin is some amazing goaltender that they got a steal of a deal on. The fact is, teams are well into training camp and he still didn't have a job Truth is somewhere in the middle me thinks. Canuck fans overhyping players and signings as per usual. Silovs and Lank are both backups on any team with aspirations. Both capable of elevating but doesn't gaurantee they do. I'm just happy with the signing and the veteran depth it adds to a very important position. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 Silovs was stellar ... Evidence: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nergish Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 Allvin is cooking alright. Not that Lankinen moves the needle in a huge way, but it's great to have that insurance. Lowballing him and waiving "opportunity" in his face... it's almost surreal to have competent management again. None of us really know where Silovs is in his development at this stage. Goalies are notoriously hard to pin. He was good, not great in the AHL last year. Good, not great in the NHL. But, obviously the playoff experience was huge for his confidence. The kid is more than a feel-good-story, though. He's 6'4 with some pretty unique skills, especially his flexibility. There is a world where he just keeps building, leapfrogs Lankinen, and is a very good rookie backup for us this year. This way, we don't have to count on that happening, and can let things unfold naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherCanucksFan Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 1 minute ago, nergish said: Allvin is cooking alright. Not that Lankinen moves the needle in a huge way, but it's great to have that insurance. Lowballing him and waiving "opportunity" in his face... it's almost surreal to have competent management again. None of us really know where Silovs is in his development at this stage. Goalies are notoriously hard to pin. He was good, not great in the AHL last year. Good, not great in the NHL. But, obviously the playoff experience was huge for his confidence. The kid is more than a feel-good-story, though. He's 6'4 with some pretty unique skills, especially his flexibility. There is a world where he just keeps building, leapfrogs Lankinen, and is a very good rookie backup for us this year. This way, we don't have to count on that happening, and can let things unfold naturally. I think that he played well in the playoff, given that playoffs in the second round are harder that regular season hockey. If he'd played .500 hockey in the regular season then I wouldn't be that impressed, but he was suddenly dropped into a once in 10 years situation and did well. His save percentage wasn't great, but overall he fought hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nergish Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 12 minutes ago, AnotherCanucksFan said: I think that he played well in the playoff, given that playoffs in the second round are harder that regular season hockey. If he'd played .500 hockey in the regular season then I wouldn't be that impressed, but he was suddenly dropped into a once in 10 years situation and did well. His save percentage wasn't great, but overall he fought hard. Oh, absolutely. But if he played "great" in the playoffs, he'd be a much bigger name and would have received a bigger contract. He did great considering the circumstances, but was merely good. Though, it definitely got me excited to see where his career goes. I'm a huge goalie guy, and love the kid. I don't even particularly love Lankinen's game, I'm rooting for Arty to bring the party this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 25 minutes ago, Rekker said: Truth is somewhere in the middle me thinks. Canuck fans overhyping players and signings as per usual. Silovs and Lank are both backups on any team with aspirations. Both capable of elevating but doesn't gaurantee they do. I'm just happy with the signing and the veteran depth it adds to a very important position. Again, I don't think it's a bad signing........might, however, be a bad sign about demko 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris12345 Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 1 minute ago, nergish said: I'm a huge goalie guy, and love the kid. I like busty blondes but I don't judge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris12345 Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 I'm not following this thread at all. Before this signing who was playing goal in Van this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesauce Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 11 minutes ago, chris12345 said: I'm not following this thread at all. Before this signing who was playing goal in Van this year? No one, that’s why we made this signing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 26 minutes ago, chris12345 said: I'm not following this thread at all. Before this signing who was playing goal in Van this year? I think we would've started the season with Silovs and Patera in Van. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 So with this signing Demko will probably miss some time at the start of the season! I hope Silovs continues his strong playoff performance but there’s a chance Lankinen could steal the bulk of the games until Demko is ready! Canucks look to be a solid team this year so Lankinen could pad his stats and maybe earn his opportunity and extension via a trade later in season to a goalie needy team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris12345 Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 32 minutes ago, thesauce said: No one, that’s why we made this signing. That's what I thought. So why are people complaining and talking about Demko and Abbotsford etc? Before this signing I was trying out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris12345 Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 1 minute ago, flickyoursedin said: So with this signing Demko will probably miss some time at the start of the season! I hope Silovs continues his strong playoff performance but there’s a chance Lankinen could steal the bulk of the games until Demko is ready! Canucks look to be a solid team this year so Lankinen could pad his stats and maybe earn his opportunity and extension via a trade later in season to a goalie needy team. Demko miss time? Let's hope his injury isn't career ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 1 hour ago, Dr. Crossbar said: Silovs was stellar ... Evidence: He made some huge saves for sure but painting it as if he somehow carried the team is wrong. Some nights he kept them in it and other nights the team bailed him out. Overall the team played a very strong defensive game though and kept the shots to the outside for the most part. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.AM.THE.WALRUS Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 great signing… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breadnbutta Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 19 minutes ago, DeNiro said: He made some huge saves for sure but painting it as if he somehow carried the team is wrong. Some nights he kept them in it and other nights the team bailed him out. Overall the team played a very strong defensive game though and kept the shots to the outside for the most part. In hindsight, keeping the shots from the outside might have been part of the problem. Silovs is very acrobatic and can make those highlight reel saves but his puck tracking needs work. And Bouchard feasted on him from the outside. I'm not sure why so many act like he carried us with a sub 900 s%. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 10 minutes ago, DeNiro said: He made some huge saves for sure but painting it as if he somehow carried the team is wrong. Some nights he kept them in it and other nights the team bailed him out. Overall the team played a very strong defensive game though and kept the shots to the outside for the most part. I never said he carried the team. That's not what I said. Someone else said that. I said he was indeed stellar. Those clips prove that in spades. It's not hard to see. I'm surprised you don't see it. It's obvious and apparent he was stellar in the playoffs. What we have in Silovs is also obvious and apparent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure10Kuzmenko96 Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 17 hours ago, stawns said: Well, it's day 3 of training camp and he has (had) nowhere to play and he signed for near league minimum. If it looks like a duck and smells like a duck Desmith was so good, he lost his job to a rookie in the playoffs. I'm sure Lankenin will be fine, my original comment was in the context that silovs is an ahl goalie and lankenin is some amazing goaltender that they got a steal of a deal on. The fact is, teams are well into training camp and he still didn't have a job 3 hours ago, stawns said: What part of that post had anything to do with DeSmith? Right there. You said it yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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