-Vintage Canuck- Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Demko backup? Pretty much where he’s at in his career. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabychStache Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I like this as a backup option. Delia isn't there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Sens are making a playoff push next year.. they are loaded in young forwards and defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Guess it depends on what he's asking for. But yeah, that would be an excellent back up. Can even fill in as a starter if there's "gasp" injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Do we even have money for a decent backup? I'd reckon we'd have to pay him or anyone something around 1.2-1.5 million. And we can't afford that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryElf Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Man that Gus for Talbot deal sucked. What a fleecing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorvatToBaertschi Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Drakrami said: Sens are making a playoff push next year.. they are loaded in young forwards and defense. And nobody there knows how to play defense. In a division with Tampa, Toronto, Florida, Boston, buffalo and Detroit… the playoffs are year after year a fallacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 55 minutes ago, Bob.Loblaw said: Do we even have money for a decent backup? I'd reckon we'd have to pay him or anyone something around 1.2-1.5 million. And we can't afford that. We have to be able to. A reliable backup is going to be just as important as any move they make this offseason IMO. If they can’t win with their backup it’s season over again. Demko will be overworked and get injured. If they can afford to re-sign Bear they should prioritize a quality backup first. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 3 hours ago, DeNiro said: Demko backup? Pretty much where he’s at in his career. He would definitely be more reliable than going with Martin again next year and can probably take more of the workload from Demko. I think he's probably going to be looking for a 1B type role though which won't happen here. Maybe if no one signs him early in free agency he will double back to teams inquiring about him as a backup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoreanHockeyFan Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Bob.Loblaw said: Do we even have money for a decent backup? I'd reckon we'd have to pay him or anyone something around 1.2-1.5 million. And we can't afford that. Yeah, Spencer Martin. Don't write him off. He only started playing poorly cause the team had to play him to the ground behind a terrible defence when Demko was injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, KoreanHockeyFan said: Yeah, Spencer Martin. Don't write him off. He only started playing poorly cause the team had to play him to the ground behind a terrible defence when Demko was injured. No way we go with Martin again. The point is to have a backup that can take over if Demko goes down. Martin proved he could not handle that role. We need a cheaper NHL vet there until Silovs or someone else is ready. Edited April 17, 2023 by DeNiro 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, KoreanHockeyFan said: Yeah, Spencer Martin. Don't write him off. He only started playing poorly cause the team had to play him to the ground behind a terrible defence when Demko was injured. The sample size of him playing all is a lot smaller than the sample size of him playing poorly. He's fine as an AHL call-up, but he can't go into the season on the NHL roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, DeNiro said: No way we go with Martin again. The point is to have a backup that can take over if Demko goes down. Martin proved he could not handle that role. We need a cheaper NHL vet there until Silovs or someone else is ready. For all his faults, Benning at least understood this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Pass there will be a better one to grab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 10 minutes ago, KoreanHockeyFan said: Yeah, Spencer Martin. Don't write him off. He only started playing poorly cause the team had to play him to the ground behind a terrible defence when Demko was injured. I don't blame anyone for thinking Martin could be a solid backup before this season started. He was actually outperforming Demko in the beginning of this year too. And it really isn't fair to blame individuals on that disastrous first half. So much went wrong on a team level. But shouldn't Vancouver learn from the lesson of losing Demko? Without any goaltending depth, the season is over. Most of the Western playoff teams have gotten through because their backup (or 3rd string) stepped up. I guess you could try and argue Martin would do well in Vegas or LA but he played exceptionally poor this year. I doubt the Canucks will put that much trust in him again. Not all 3rd string goalies are made the same. He had the potential to be a full-time NHLer and lost that spot to Colin Delia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoreanHockeyFan Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 27 minutes ago, Bob.Loblaw said: I don't blame anyone for thinking Martin could be a solid backup before this season started. He was actually outperforming Demko in the beginning of this year too. And it really isn't fair to blame individuals on that disastrous first half. So much went wrong on a team level. But shouldn't Vancouver learn from the lesson of losing Demko? Without any goaltending depth, the season is over. Most of the Western playoff teams have gotten through because their backup (or 3rd string) stepped up. I guess you could try and argue Martin would do well in Vegas or LA but he played exceptionally poor this year. I doubt the Canucks will put that much trust in him again. Not all 3rd string goalies are made the same. He had the potential to be a full-time NHLer and lost that spot to Colin Delia. I think the lesson of losing Demko is to get a better defence. I don't think a team is well-constructed if its season hinges on the performance of its starting goalie. If teams like the Leafs and Oilers can run on mid-tier goaltending, the Canucks should at least be able to make some kind of an impact with much better goaltending in Demko and a mid-tier backup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, AngryElf said: Man that Gus for Talbot deal sucked. What a fleecing Also Seattle didn’t take Gustavsson in the expansion draft if I remember correctly. Took some other plug goalie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 The Canucks don’t have the cap space to sign a “name” backup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, KoreanHockeyFan said: I think the lesson of losing Demko is to get a better defence. I don't think a team is well-constructed if its season hinges on the performance of its starting goalie. If teams like the Leafs and Oilers can run on mid-tier goaltending, the Canucks should at least be able to make some kind of an impact with much better goaltending in Demko and a mid-tier backup. The Canucks already have a better defence than the Leafs and Oilers, neither of which is a good example of how to build a franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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