Donnie & Dhali: Elliotte Friedman when requested if he thinks the Vancouver Canucks will go after one other goaltender. Kevin Lankinen continues to be an possibility however he could wait to see if there’s workforce that has an harm or a assured spot.
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Dhaliwal: “Elliotte, they nonetheless have that provide out to Lankinen. And do you, what do you see? Do you see one other goalie coming in for coaching camp?
Friedman: “I do. I do suppose that the Canucks would really like that. Primary, it will increase competitors.”
Dhaliwal: “Yeah.”
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Friedman: “Quantity two, Rick, like, it offers you a security blanket. You already know, I believe with Lankan and like, , I believe one of many belongings you do if you’re in his sort of state of affairs is you sort of wait to see if one thing develops late.
You already know, does, is there, like, , like, is there one other state of affairs within the league that you just suppose that possibly a goalie reveals up injured, or one thing occurs, the place you suppose you’ve gotten a greater alternative or may signal a greater deal? So, I don’t suppose Lankinen is disinterested within the Canucks. I simply suppose at this cut-off date, it behooves him to attend so long as he can, or so long as he feels snug, to see what alternatives are on the market.
However I do suppose you’re going to look to exit and get another person, whether or not it’s PTO or a contract.
You already know, the opposite factor about this too is that, and the, , Jim Rutherford’s been round a very long time, so he’ll work out methods to cope with this, however you’re all the time cautious too. For those who herald somebody like who would wish waivers, you attempt to construction your contract or make it possible for if you need to put them via waivers, it’s an opportune time the place they’re not going to be claimed.
Like one of many issues that Maple Leafs did with Martin Jones final yr was they put a bonus across the begin of the season. So individuals wouldn’t need to pay that sort of a bonus, they simply let him slide via on waivers, and he performed very well for Toronto final yr.
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In order that’s one of many issues that the Canucks shall be too is,
, can we, if we actually suppose we’d like somebody. They usually may be a 3rd goalie, or you simply may, you need to construction issues or put together for issues in a approach that if you really want them, you don’t lose them on waivers.”
