Management knew this coming into the season with Demko, that’s why they signed Lankinen to the deal they did.
I thought Foote did fine tbh.
Of course this is not ideal, but I’m still confident in the tandem. The goal, so long as we have Demko, should be to make sure he is 100% for the playoffs every year (if we make it). And goaltending wise, I don’t think we should have any worries about making the playoffs with the Demko-Land tandem (it’s the forward depth, we all know that).
If he doesn’t play against the Jets, oh boy….
Thought Foote did pretty decent actually imo. Saying he’s basically day to day and explaining that they asked Thatcher to take care of himself throughout the season and that he was glad to see him doing that. Seems as clear as you’re going to get other than flat out saying they are load managing his minutes this year
I had no problem with Footes messaging honestly. His communication has been awesome so far in my opinion.
I love Demko, but it’s kind of scary that he can’t play **50 games** a season. He’s the 5th highest paid goalie in the league next year and 27 goalies played more than 50 games last season. 8.5M for someone that **needs** to be in a 1A/1B situation is pretty bad cap management no matter how you look at it.
I thought footer has been doing well conveying messages to the public
All those years overplaying him to death when the team was shit and had little to no potential to make the playoffs was such a great idea!
It wasn’t that long ago, goalies were playing 70+ games/season.
Nowadays the goaltending position is such a physically demanding position, it’s really crazy how technical/scientific it all is.
I feel like the NHL needs to come up with a creative/progressive way to allow teams to carry a 3rd goalie for practices/backing up.
And that’s a summary of everything that we feared when he re-signed. He shouldn’t/can’t play multiple games in a row, which puts him firmly into a 1A/1B situation @ a maximum of 40 games a year. And he’ll likely need to take time off on very short notice due to soreness or as a precaution.
We should just put him on IR and give him significant time off instead of trying to “manage” or “nurse” the issue.
Hey you know 3 of 4 points in a back to back with demko out, we did ok on this one… for now
It was confusing what Foote said. Just say he’s sore and needs more rest in a condensed schedule.
Silovs rocking a .916 while lanks .879
Messaging was fine. gtfo
Ignoring the noise is a smart move as a whole
Demko should obviously not be made available for the US Olympic roster.
I don’t see what the Canucks need to communicate with us via “messaging”, if he’s injured and out, they’ll probably say he’s injured and out.
If not and there’s a call up, we know they’re simply not going to be riding 35 hard anymore, which we’ve seen cost him, the team and the rest of us dearly more than once..
The fact he can’t play 50 games is a massive red flag
It’s pretty rich to hear Dhaliwal criticize someone for unclear messaging – has he heard himself talk lol?
I thought that Foote was being intelligently vague. Was Demko injured? No. But to give a small insinuation that he was was necessary to bring up Petera on emergency recall.
If I had a dollar for every “Not hearing it’s anything major” I’d buy the team from Aqua
If lankinen can work on his rebounds I think we are alright.
I thought we could run a 1A, 1B this year, but Lankinen hasn’t played well enough to handle 40 games. I wonder how they’ll manage this going forward.
If Demko comes up to you and says “my back/knee hurts” even if it’s not an injury, believe him lmao. That’s what I think they’re doing and being overly cautious.
If Demko doesn’t play tomorrow expect him to hit LTIR shortly
honestly i’m not sure how foote could’ve explained it better than he already did lol
Chytil????
I love how the media blames the team for being vague but the reason they are vague is because of the media
“cannot play 50 games”
geez christ, why was he given a raise or even a new contract
So let me get this straight, even if we make the playoffs this year Demko can’t start all of the games?
I’m willing to donate anything to Demko, my popliteus to left nut😳
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Management knew this coming into the season with Demko, that’s why they signed Lankinen to the deal they did.
I thought Foote did fine tbh.
Of course this is not ideal, but I’m still confident in the tandem. The goal, so long as we have Demko, should be to make sure he is 100% for the playoffs every year (if we make it). And goaltending wise, I don’t think we should have any worries about making the playoffs with the Demko-Land tandem (it’s the forward depth, we all know that).
If he doesn’t play against the Jets, oh boy….
Thought Foote did pretty decent actually imo. Saying he’s basically day to day and explaining that they asked Thatcher to take care of himself throughout the season and that he was glad to see him doing that. Seems as clear as you’re going to get other than flat out saying they are load managing his minutes this year
I had no problem with Footes messaging honestly. His communication has been awesome so far in my opinion.
I love Demko, but it’s kind of scary that he can’t play **50 games** a season. He’s the 5th highest paid goalie in the league next year and 27 goalies played more than 50 games last season. 8.5M for someone that **needs** to be in a 1A/1B situation is pretty bad cap management no matter how you look at it.
I thought footer has been doing well conveying messages to the public
All those years overplaying him to death when the team was shit and had little to no potential to make the playoffs was such a great idea!
https://preview.redd.it/mnomuk2dkh0g1.jpeg?width=320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54b1062101c2f53c4c769a1fa6402fd98b2d620e
It wasn’t that long ago, goalies were playing 70+ games/season.
Nowadays the goaltending position is such a physically demanding position, it’s really crazy how technical/scientific it all is.
I feel like the NHL needs to come up with a creative/progressive way to allow teams to carry a 3rd goalie for practices/backing up.
And that’s a summary of everything that we feared when he re-signed. He shouldn’t/can’t play multiple games in a row, which puts him firmly into a 1A/1B situation @ a maximum of 40 games a year. And he’ll likely need to take time off on very short notice due to soreness or as a precaution.
We should just put him on IR and give him significant time off instead of trying to “manage” or “nurse” the issue.
Hey you know 3 of 4 points in a back to back with demko out, we did ok on this one… for now
It was confusing what Foote said. Just say he’s sore and needs more rest in a condensed schedule.
Silovs rocking a .916 while lanks .879
Messaging was fine. gtfo
Ignoring the noise is a smart move as a whole
Demko should obviously not be made available for the US Olympic roster.
I don’t see what the Canucks need to communicate with us via “messaging”, if he’s injured and out, they’ll probably say he’s injured and out.
If not and there’s a call up, we know they’re simply not going to be riding 35 hard anymore, which we’ve seen cost him, the team and the rest of us dearly more than once..
The fact he can’t play 50 games is a massive red flag
It’s pretty rich to hear Dhaliwal criticize someone for unclear messaging – has he heard himself talk lol?
I thought that Foote was being intelligently vague. Was Demko injured? No. But to give a small insinuation that he was was necessary to bring up Petera on emergency recall.
If I had a dollar for every “Not hearing it’s anything major” I’d buy the team from Aqua
https://preview.redd.it/dha5tftj0i0g1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=18d832bf942c8c2d20bd0a7a766dd1746aed4660
If lankinen can work on his rebounds I think we are alright.
I thought we could run a 1A, 1B this year, but Lankinen hasn’t played well enough to handle 40 games. I wonder how they’ll manage this going forward.
If Demko comes up to you and says “my back/knee hurts” even if it’s not an injury, believe him lmao. That’s what I think they’re doing and being overly cautious.
If Demko doesn’t play tomorrow expect him to hit LTIR shortly
honestly i’m not sure how foote could’ve explained it better than he already did lol
Chytil????
I love how the media blames the team for being vague but the reason they are vague is because of the media
“cannot play 50 games”
geez christ, why was he given a raise or even a new contract
So let me get this straight, even if we make the playoffs this year Demko can’t start all of the games?
I’m willing to donate anything to Demko, my popliteus to left nut😳