NHL Shake-Up: Are the Vancouver Canucks and New York Islanders Poised for Game-Changing Moves?
Navigating the tangled web of NHL rosters always intrigues me, especially when it comes to the Vancouver Canucks and their goaltending conundrum. Heading into the next season, they’re carrying not one, but three netminders under contract: Thatcher Demko, Kevin Lankinen, and Arturs Silovs. Here’s the kicker—Silovs, whose development has spanned six years, is no longer waiver exempt, meaning if the Canucks try to send him down, another team could snatch him up without hesitation. With the unrestricted free agent market looking pretty barren this offseason, and the team freshly committed to Lankinen via a new extension, the question looms: who’s really on the trading block? Demko, with a year left and no trade protection, seems like the prime candidate — but can the Canucks afford to part ways with such a valuable asset? Balancing asset management and roster flexibility is a challenge, to say the least. This situation is a fascinating chess game with stakes high enough to impact Vancouver’s immediate future profoundly. Do the Vancouver Canucks look to move a goaltender?
Stephan Roget of the Canucks Army: Next season the Vancouver Canucks have Thatcher Demko ($5,000,000), Kevin Lankinen ($4,500,000), and Arturs Silovs ($850,000) under contract. Silovs is no longer waiver exempt and he’d get claimed if he were placed on waivers in the fall.
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