Canucks go to Kevin Lankinen for 3rd consecutive game in net, but is it the right choice?
Photo credit: The Canuck Way
As it stands right now, when you look at it at face value, of course going back to Kevin Lankinen for the third consecutive game makes sense as he is off to a hot start to the season. Lankinen is the goalie behind the Canucks' only wins this season and even played great in the only game he lost in extra time.
Since being singed over the offseason for an absolute bargain by General Manager Patrik Allvin, Lankinen has achieved a .953 save percentage to go along with a 2-0-1 record.
He picked up a shutout in the Canucks' win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, and that performance certainly tipped the scales in his favour to start Tuesday night's game against the Blackhawks.
Is goin back to Kevin Lankinen the right call?
So yes, it is clear that the Canucks would go back to him and play the hot goalie, but is this the right call for the development and performance of Artur Silovs down the line?
At 23-years-old, Silovs has had minimal NHL experience, but his performance in the playoffs last season made him somewhat of a hero with management and Canucks fans, but his game has not translated well over into this season.
The main question to ask is, with Lankinen starting again this evening against the Blackhawks (October 22nd), the next time that Silovs could start will be Saturday, which will be 10 full days until he last saw NHL action.
I agree with going with the hot hand in net, but if you have any hopes of developing and having Artur Silovs being a competent full time goalie of the teams future, then you need to keep these long periods of rest in mind.
But, at the end of the day, winning is always the most important result and trumps everything else.
Previously on CanucksDaily
POLL |
OCTOBRE 22 | 163 ANSWERS Canucks go to Kevin Lankinen for 3rd consecutive game in net, but is it the right choice? Do you think Artur Silovs should be starting net tonight over Kevin Lankinen? |
Yes | 41 | 25.2 % |
No | 122 | 74.8 % |
List of polls |
|
5 hours ago | By Jon McIntyre Gary Bettman Releases Exciting News For The Future Of International Hockey Tournaments! |
|
7 hours ago | By Cooper Godin Vancouver Canucks Set to Make Another Trade, This Time with the New York Islanders |
|
9 hours ago | By Cooper Godin Elias Pettersson Admits He's Nervous to Face Canada's Top Forwards at 4 Nations Face-Off |
|
10 hours ago | By Maverick Mitchell "We're Enemies" - Kevin Lankinen Talks Relationship with Vancouver Canucks Teammate Elias Pettersson |
|
11 hours ago | By Maverick Mitchell Canucks Captain Quinn Hughes Gets Brutally Honest To Brother Jack Hughes About Missing 4 Nations Face-Off |
|
12 hours ago | By Cooper Godin Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet Sends Strong Message to Sidney Crosby Ahead of 4 Nations Face-Off |
|
13 hours ago | By Cooper Godin Two Vancouver Canucks Ranked High on The Athletic's Top 100 Drafted Prospects List |
|
14 hours ago | By Maverick Mitchell Team Sweden's Elias Pettersson Disrespected as New York Rangers Forward One Up's Him at 4 Nations Face-Off |