Peaches Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Who do you think will be the Canucks backup goaltender next season? Here are some: Dominik Hasek: Veteran who could mentor Schneider. Not sure he can still play well though. Eddie Lack: NHL (or at least almost) ready prospect, but having 2 unproven goalies might not be the best idea. Dan Ellis: has expressed interest in joining the canucks and could mentor Schneider. Ellis is my pick Roberto Luongo: Could very well not be traded Those are just some, there are plenty more. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Dan Ellis is a more than capable backup. Don't know why he hasn't gotten a deal somewhere yet. Huet still has an NHL out-clause from his European team, he would be decent. If all else fails, Lack is still worthy of a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Sign Ellis for a season. He wants to be here and is a proven backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 either eddie lack or maybe dan ellis will be the backup here. but that depends on what we get in a luongo deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels22 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I think it's time a lot of the goalies involved in our organization get promoted.. Cory Schneider becoming number 1 on Canucks replacing Luongo (if he's traded), Eddie Lack promoted to number 2 on Canucks replacing Schneider, and Joe Cannata becoming number 1 on the Wolves replacing Lack.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks1 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Ellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billabong Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 ellis 2yrs/3m he is capable of playing 20-25 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn antoski Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 luuuuuuuuuuuuu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I think u should add a Cory Schneider option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believeinblue Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Deep reason why Ellis has stated he wants to play here was cause I'm sure he believes he can get away with the haters by playing backup and ultimately believes he has a good chance to dethrone schneids as the number 1 goalie considering schneids has never played a full season as the #1. To me, it kinda makes no sense that a goalie that has minimal ties to Vancouver, blatantly states he wants to play for the Canucks. Obviously Ellis and his agent have discussed the best case scenario for himself to become a number 1 in the near future. I'd go with someone that has been raised in our system- Lack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugemanskost Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Cory Schneider should also be an option on this poll. There is no guarantee that he will be successful in handling the starting job nor has anyone come out to say that he will be the starting keeper for game 1. With that said... Cory Schneider or Roberto Luongo will be the backup on opening night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmotamed Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Schneider will be back up to Luongo... The way it SHOULD be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Im saying to start the season (assuming no lockout) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugemanskost Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Im saying to start the season (assuming no lockout) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmcookies1975 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Luongo and Schnieder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Lack or old cheap goalie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Murray Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Schneider will backup up Luongo. End of discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnieVan Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Christobal Huet but it depends on the price. I think Lack should play another year in the AHL. Sign a backup for 1 year then Lack can (hopefull) move into the #2 spot. That being said there are a number of guys out there so the bottom line is the cost. As long as we sign someone for $1M or less we're good to go. If the seson doesn't start on time then Cory could play 90% of the games so the backup is more of an insurance policy. Should Cory get hurt then you can bring Lack up and the backup and Lack can battle it out for #1 until Cory returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I say start the Season with Schneider and Luongo, I think Luongo's trade value may increase due to teams having goaltending problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Garret's moustache Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 As cool as it would be to have Hasek... Isn't he getting close to 50?! Ellis or Lack get my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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