Lankinen VS. Demko: Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet Decides Who'll Be the Starting Goalie When Demko Returns
It seems like Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet has already mind up his mind on who he wants to be the starting goalie when Thatcher Demko returns from his knee injury.
When general manager Patrik Allvin signed goaltender Kevin Lankinen this offseason, no one would have expected him to be one of the NHL's best goalies this season.
As it turns out, he has been the Canucks MVP so far.
Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet decides between Thatcher Demko & Kevin Lankinen
Thatcher Demko has been on the sidelined with injury still he went down in the first-round of last years playoffs.
In order to fill the hole left by the Vezina Caliber netminder, The 29-year-old Kevin Lankinen has stepped in and stole the show.
With Thatcher Demko set to return as soon as this current road trip, the conversation about who will be the starter of the Canucks has started, and head coach Rick Tocchet has a strong opinion.
«He's not going to sit on the bench, I'm nuts if I sit him on the bench. He's been terrific.»
Lankinen has achieved a 10-3-2 record, a 0.909 save percentage and a 2.56 goals against average.
Additionally, per the Daily Hive
Lankinen's stellar play has made it so Demko doesn't need to rush his recovery, but that could be a different story for Demko who doesn't want to lose his job as the team go to guy between the pipes.
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Do you want Thatcher Demko or Kevin Lankinen as the Vancouver Canucks starting goalie? | ||
| Thatcher Demko | 252 | 60 % |
| Kevin Lankinen | 168 | 40 % |
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