{"id":542873,"date":"2026-04-05T23:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/542873\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T23:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:23:24","slug":"canucks-turn-to-jiri-patera-as-adam-foote-reshapes-goalie-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/542873\/","title":{"rendered":"Canucks turn to Jiri Patera as Adam Foote reshapes goalie plan"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Ji\u0159\u00ed Patera is back with Vancouver, and Adam Foote\u2019s crease call said plenty before puck drop.<\/p>\n

The Canucks made the move only 30 minutes before game time, which instantly made this more than a routine transaction. It became a same-day roster story.<\/p>\n

Foote then made the sharper decision. Nikita Tolopilo was the starter, and he was the only Vancouver goaltender on the ice for warmups.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the part fans will lock onto. Patera was recalled, but the crease still belonged to Tolopilo, which makes this look like support depth first and a pecking-order clue second.<\/p>\n

Kevin Lankinen\u2019s absence from warmups added even more tension around the move. Neither Lankinen nor Patera was on the ice, which left Tolopilo alone in the spotlight.<\/p>\n

Patera\u2019s workload tells you this wasn\u2019t a reward recall. He had started for Abbotsford the night before, so Vancouver clearly needed immediate depth more than a fresh option to grab the net.<\/p>\n

Foote\u2019s decision says more than the recall<\/p>\n

That timing matters. Abbotsford still had to manage its own crease, so Vancouver pulled a goalie up anyway because the NHL bench needed coverage right away.<\/p>\n

Patera\u2019s AHL numbers are steady, not flashy. He carried a 2.72 GAA with a .907 save percentage, and that shows he had been handling real minutes in the farm system.<\/p>\n

He also already has one NHL start on the board this season, coming in November against the Florida Panthers. That matters because Vancouver wasn\u2019t summoning a stranger to the room.<\/p>\n

Still, the recall didn\u2019t push him past Tolopilo on this day. Foote chose the younger netminder for the opening whistle, and that\u2019s the decision that gives this story real bite.<\/p>\n

For Vancouver, this is the sort of late roster move that can expose where the coaching staff is leaning when pressure hits. A goalie recall grabs attention. A warmup deployment tells the real story.<\/p>\n

It also leaves Patera in an interesting spot. He was needed badly enough to come up on short notice, but not trusted enough to jump right into the crease.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why this move lands as more than depth management. Foote showed his hand, and Tolopilo was the goalie Vancouver wanted in the spotlight.<\/p>\n

Previously on Vancouver Hockey Daily<\/p>\n

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9 HOURS AGO|98 ANSWERS<\/p>\n

Canucks turn to Jiri Patera as Adam Foote reshapes goalie plan<\/p>\n

Did Adam Foote make the right call by starting Nikita Tolopilo over Ji\u0159\u00ed Patera ?<\/p>\n

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