gameburn Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 4 hours ago, gforce31 said: If the organization is truly in a rebuild mode, then they should leave Demo alone and let him develop and mature in Utica. VanCity needs to shake the goalie graveyard tag. We certainly were hard on Luongo... and Cloutier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameburn Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 4 hours ago, SabreFan1 said: Demko is going to be a star in the league if he's brought up the right way after getting proper seasoning in the AHL. The Canucks should not screw that up for the sake of a few extra wins during rebuilding seasons. I hope you're right. I must say thought that If Demko were any other position, then he'd be here now. Goalies may, however, be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameburn Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 4 hours ago, Western Red said: Demko could be a Price level goaltender, it's excruciating seeing Goaltending like this from Markstrom. Ithink that this is Nilssons start and have been puzzled today that he didn't get the vote of confidence and the start tonight. Guy just pitched a shutout. Markstrom lets in one softie every game... Goes to show he's never had a shutout. ****! Venting. But you are right: if he gives up a funny one every game or two, he will take forever to get a shutout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 1 minute ago, gameburn said: I hope you're right. I must say thought that If Demko were any other position, then he'd be here now. Goalies may, however, be different. I think they're different because they have to learn a lot more technical positioning once they get to the NHL. Goaltenders in junior and NCAA can rely a lot on raw skill. That doesn't get you far in the NHL, because it's hard to recover from erratic reactionary movements. For a goalie to be successful, they have to have that skill and the ability to control that skill in planned manner and adjust to the professional game. Thus, they take longer usually. With skaters, you do have to teach them systems and how to be a professional, but the raw skill is still the most valuable part of a forwards game and still important to defenders as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameburn Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 4 hours ago, higgyfan said: No kidding, eh? Tough, tough man. Real character guy. He and Gudbranson have similar stories: injuries had them all but forgotten. Now they're back. Dorsett has single-handedly made a tenacious line out of any line he's been on. And still manages to protect some players... He's not even getting penalized much. I have become a fan of this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameburn Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, BananaMash said: I think they're different because they have to learn a lot more technical positioning once they get to the NHL. Goaltenders in junior and NCAA can rely a lot on raw skill. That doesn't get you far in the NHL, because it's hard to recover from erratic reactionary movements. For a goalie to be successful, they have to have that skill and the ability to control that skill in planned manner and adjust to the professional game. Thus, they take longer usually. With skaters, you do have to teach them systems and how to be a professional, but the raw skill is still the most valuable part of a forwards game and still important to defenders as well. Demko looked good in the pre-season... I wonder if he's studying NHL players... seeing who shoots where and when, what angles they'll try shots on... who does what on breakaways... that kind of thing. Otherwise, I think he'd have looked a little rough in the pre-season, because as you say, the NHL game is pretty demanding of goalies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberts Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 We got some smart fans, the most voted answers were Vancouver Canucks win by 2 goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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