thejazz97 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 The Canucks’ third Swedish goalie is gone: Joacim Eriksson is off to the KHL’s Dynamo Riga. Eriksson spent most of the last two seasons in Utica. He was the number one man for the Comets in 2013-14, but fell down the pecking order when the Canucks signed Ryan Miller last summer. He got into one NHL game in 2013-14, his first in North America, playing 36 minutes of a 9-1 blowout loss to Anaheim. Eriksson, a former Flyer draft pick who signed as a free agent with the Canucks in 2013, could have potentially seen more NHL time if he’d stuck around next season, but he was always most likely to be third fiddle at best, even after the expected departure of either Jacob Markstrom or Eddie Lack. (The news has been confirmed by the Comets PR director, Mark Caswell.) It wasn’t even a guarantee he would’ve been offered a new contract. The 6-foot-1 goalie does leave with an odd record in his cap, because of that lone appearance vs. Anaheim: a brutal career goals against average: 10.00 GAA http://blogs.theprovince.com/2015/06/23/canucks-lose-minor-league-goalie-joacim-eriksson-to-latvia/ The Canucks now have four goalies in their system, with Miller and Lack both under contract, along with Joe Cannata. Jacob Markstrom is currently a restricted free agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanGnome Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Pretty much expected. Cannata will be the main man in Utica (I'm confident he can manage it) we may see a depth signing of a goaltender purely for AHL backup duty to help mentor Cannata. I still believe Lack is the odd man out in Vancouver and Markstrom will be backup to Miller next season, split the season after that and then take over full time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Day Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 He would've taken over Starter's role in Utica, of course life in Europe is preferable to Upstate New York for a young Swedish man, Good luck to him. Demko's on the way up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 He would've taken over Starter's role in Utica, of course life in Europe is preferable to Upstate New York for a young Swedish man, Good luck to him. Demko's on the way up For most people really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky_nucker Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Good luck Joacim. Solid goalie with a nice future, he just got pushed out in this organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Day Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Lol !~~ thanks for the graphic, I'd take the Euro scene too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat_potvin Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I remember how hyped people were when we signed him. I'm a bit disappointed he never got a chance to prove himself in the NHL, to be honest. I would have liked to see him play 5-10 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Europe pic does look nice. However good luck to joacim. Hopefully we can get him back sometime in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Europe pic does look nice. However good luck to joacim. Hopefully we can get him back sometime in the future? lol. can't get over getting dumped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 He was the starter in Utica before we acquired Markstrom, quickly slid down the depth chart following that. All the best Joacim. Cannata needs a backup now. Whistle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniwaki Canuck Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 We knew this was coming. Good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CroSen Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I hope this is good news in terms of Lack staying here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedman Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I remember how hyped people were when we signed him. I'm a bit disappointed he never got a chance to prove himself in the NHL, to be honest. I would have liked to see him play 5-10 games. Well he did have a great playoff-run in 2013, 952 sv%, 1.06 gaa , though he did play behind the most dominant team in the SHL. I thought he had a pretty solid 1st season in the AHL, considering that Utica was one of the worst teams in the AHL. But this year, you could clearly see how much better Markstrom was. Eriksson didn't really impress me the times i watched him this year, couldn't really see any NHL-potential at all. His numbers weren't good either, even though Green gave him a lot of games. This is the best solution for both sides. Eriksson probably got indications that he wasn't in Bennings future plans, with Markstrom being the starter last season, and Demko coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Soldier Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I hope this is good news in terms of Lack staying here. Still have three NHL goalies, last I checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchable Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 He was the starter in Utica before we acquired Markstrom, quickly slid down the depth chart following that. All the best Joacim. Cannata needs a backup now. Whistle? I don't think whistling is the best way to acquire a goaltender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Not surprised, all hope is on Cannata this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 "What a waste of time that was" is what he is thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Unfortunate but not unexpected. Good luck Joacim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 He deserves a shot at the NHL. I guess it's Cannata and a PTO next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I really wish he had a chance. Kinda sad that two organizations just let the guy walk. His numbers indicate he should be something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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