Agree 100% - just saying that he (likely) didn't have a say in Lankien getting that contract, which forced Silovs out of town.
Past Canuck Players
Moderators: donlever, Referees
Re: Past Canuck Players
The Jet Woo Era is over.
Re: Past Canuck Players
10-4...and agreed.
If he was doing his job and is as good at it as claimed "out there" I would hope he did just the opposite.
If he was doing his job and is as good at it as claimed "out there" I would hope he did just the opposite.
DeLevering since 1999.
-
Lancer
- CC Hall of Fan Member
- Posts: 1952
- Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2004 10:41 am
- Location: Kingston, Ontario
Re: Past Canuck Players
Makes you wonder how much his voice mattered to Baldy and Old Fart - I would like to think Clark would know better.
Love the Sport. Love the Team.
Hate the League.
Hate the League.
Re: Past Canuck Players
Yeah, I don't mind Finnish goalies, Björklöven has two of them, but I really had high hopes for Silovs and was shocked when he got dumped.
I know that Demko was injured and all, but I still think it would have been better to stick with Silovs than paying a lot more for Länkinen.
I know that Demko was injured and all, but I still think it would have been better to stick with Silovs than paying a lot more for Länkinen.
Be Good
I like my whisky neat, so fuck ICE
I like my whisky neat, so fuck ICE
-
Hockey Widow
- CC Legend
- Posts: 3750
- Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:52 pm
Re: Past Canuck Players
If we just decided on a rebuild a year earlier.....what ifs
The only HW the Canucks need
Re: Past Canuck Players
Lankinen was the wrong call without going into the rebuild last year.Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2026 9:54 am If we just decided on a rebuild a year earlier.....what ifs
The reason is that the Canucks knew they weren’t a playoff team with Lankinen as a starter playing about as well as he could. And with a downgrade in offense (no Miller), any chance of competing was based on two things: EP40 playing well and better goaltending. Better goaltending had a zero percent chance of coming from the guy who did his best and couldn’t do enough. It required a healthy Demko or a prospect who had been groomed for years leveling up. To be sure the chance of that happening wasn’t great, but there was zero chance that an injured Demko and a healthy Lankinen meant playoffs. At the time Lankinen was signed.
Hono_rary Canadian
-
Ronning's Ghost
- MVP
- Posts: 835
- Joined: Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:25 pm
- Location: New Westminster
Re: Past Canuck Players
If the Canucks had just decided on a rebuild in 2014...Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2026 9:54 am If we just decided on a rebuild a year earlier.....what ifs
Re: Past Canuck Players
We could have had two more riots already!!!Ronning's Ghost wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2026 3:42 pmIf the Canucks had just decided on a rebuild in 2014...Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2026 9:54 am If we just decided on a rebuild a year earlier.....what ifs
Somewhere in NW BC trying (yet again) to trade a(nother) Swede…..
