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donlever wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2026 11:01 am Surely he had a say in Silovs and DiPietros "development" or perceived lack thereof.

Agree 100% - just saying that he (likely) didn't have a say in Lankien getting that contract, which forced Silovs out of town.

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.

donlever wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2026 12:04 pm 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.

Makes you wonder how much his voice mattered to Baldy and Old Fart - I would like to think Clark would know better.

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.

If we just decided on a rebuild a year earlier.....what ifs

Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2026 9:54 am If we just decided on a rebuild a year earlier.....what ifs

Lankinen was the wrong call without going into the rebuild last year.

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.

Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2026 9:54 am If we just decided on a rebuild a year earlier.....what ifs

If the Canucks had just decided on a rebuild in 2014...

Ronning's Ghost wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2026 3:42 pm

Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2026 9:54 am If we just decided on a rebuild a year earlier.....what ifs

If the Canucks had just decided on a rebuild in 2014...

We could have had two more riots already!!!

Cum on feel the noize.

donlever wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2026 5:32 pm Cum on feel the noize.