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Re: The Lankinen Question - Re-Sign...or...?

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:34 pm
by MrG9002!
Re sign Lankinen right now.
Demko is done.
Possibly an up and comer young guy with something to prove and some fire as a backup for Lankinen.
Buy out Demko's contract and get a real goalie for backup.
Is Demko's middle name Jonah?

Re: The Lankinen Question - Re-Sign...or...?

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:38 pm
by theman
MrG9002! wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:34 pm Re sign Lankinen right now.
Demko is done.
Possibly an up and comer young guy with something to prove and some fire as a backup for Lankinen.
Buy out Demko's contract and get a real goalie for backup.
Is Demko's middle name Jonah?
Is this what Demko's buyout would look like?

$3,333,333 / 2yrs, so $1,666,667 for next year and the year after?

Re: The Lankinen Question - Re-Sign...or...?

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:43 pm
by rats19
Why buy out?

Wouldn’t we get at least a pick for him … :eh:

Re: The Lankinen Question - Re-Sign...or...?

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:59 pm
by donlever
Yeah..no need to buy him out.

Re: The Lankinen Question - Re-Sign...or...?

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:07 pm
by Cousin Strawberry
Demko is done???

:eh:

Yeah no I'll disagree with that. He's an elite goalie who is recovering from a major surgery. It takes time, likely not til next year will he regain his form unfortunately.

I'm in the resign Wankinen camp and explore options for Demko such as offering him a more reasonable extension. One where we can afford to run both of these goalies (4x5$ maybe)

If he says no then he's not necessarily worth the risk so see what he can fetch at the deadline or next summer

Re: The Lankinen Question - Re-Sign...or...?

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:16 pm
by Meds
theman wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:38 pm
MrG9002! wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:34 pm Re sign Lankinen right now.
Demko is done.
Possibly an up and comer young guy with something to prove and some fire as a backup for Lankinen.
Buy out Demko's contract and get a real goalie for backup.
Is Demko's middle name Jonah?
Is this what Demko's buyout would look like?

$3,333,333 / 2yrs, so $1,666,667 for next year and the year after?
Yes.

Re: The Lankinen Question - Re-Sign...or...?

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:18 pm
by theman
Mëds wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:16 pm
theman wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:38 pm
MrG9002! wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:34 pm Re sign Lankinen right now.
Demko is done.
Possibly an up and comer young guy with something to prove and some fire as a backup for Lankinen.
Buy out Demko's contract and get a real goalie for backup.
Is Demko's middle name Jonah?
Is this what Demko's buyout would look like?

$3,333,333 / 2yrs, so $1,666,667 for next year and the year after?
Yes.
With only 1 year left on his contract, after this one, don't really see the point in buying him out.

Re: The Lankinen Question - Re-Sign...or...?

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:20 pm
by Meds
theman wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:18 pm
Mëds wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:16 pm
theman wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:38 pm
MrG9002! wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:34 pm Re sign Lankinen right now.
Demko is done.
Possibly an up and comer young guy with something to prove and some fire as a backup for Lankinen.
Buy out Demko's contract and get a real goalie for backup.
Is Demko's middle name Jonah?
Is this what Demko's buyout would look like?

$3,333,333 / 2yrs, so $1,666,667 for next year and the year after?
Yes.
With only 1 year left on his contract, after this one, don't really see the point in buying him out.
As Ratman says…..Demko would at least return a pick. I’d say a 3rd rounder.

Re: The Lankinen Question - Re-Sign...or...?

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:23 pm
by donlever
EP
Demko

Cozens
Power
Luukkonen

...massage

Re: The Lankinen Question - Re-Sign...or...?

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:47 pm
by Meds
donlever wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:23 pm EP
Demko

Cozens
Power
Luukkonen

...massage
Happy ending?