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Originally Posted by Liquid_o2
(Post 8649638)
If Lack gets traded, we will have none of the goalies we had before the 2013 NHL draft.
No Luongo, no Schneider, no Lack.
Miller and Markstrom? A 34 year old on the decline and a backup that has not been able to prove himself at the NHL level but is already 25? Ehhhh :(
Unless we are waiting on Demko in the next couple years. I'd rather roll with Lack until Demko is ready to go.
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Unproven at 25 (a few months ago) isn't really that big of a deal.
Just as a comparison to Cory Schneider and Eddie Lack:
At age 24 (through 2009-2010), Cory Schneider had 10 NHL games under his belt. He was 2-5-1 with a 3.46 GAA, an 88.7 Sv%, and 0 SO. Extremely unimpressive numbers.
Despite being "unproven" at the NHL level, we made space for him (not that it was a particularly difficult choice to let Andrew Raycroft walk) and he went on to have a pretty spectacular season as an NHL backup in his age 25 year.
All 3 of Lack, Markstrom, and Schneider were amongst the best AHL goaltenders leading up to waiver-eligibility.
AHL stats (age 22-24 seasons, including playoffs)
Markstrom: 49-42-6, 2.54 GAA, 92.0 Sv%, 6 SO
Schneider: 101-60-5, 2.31 GAA, 92.1 Sv%, 12 SO
Obviously, Schneider had a relatively light workload behind a pretty strong Moose team relative to the garbage Rampage squads Markstrom played behind, but both put up very similar Sv%.
Both Lack and Markstrom played in the AHL during their age 25 season, but Lack was suffering through a hip injury and put up terrible numbers as a result. Comparing age 23-24 seasons:
AHL stats (age 23-24 seasons, including playoffs)
Lack: 55-46-7, 2.25 GAA, 92.3 Sv%, 11 SO
Markstrom: 28-26-5, 2.61 GAA, 91.9 Sv%, 5 SO
Schneider: 79-44-3, 2.33 GAA, 92.1 Sv%, 9 SO
Markstrom (age 25): 34-18-2, 1.98 GAA, 93.0 Sv%, 7 SO
If you're worried about Markstrom not being proven at the NHL level, I'd say you're not giving him enough credit for what he's done at the AHL level.
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Originally Posted by 6o4__boi
(Post 8649639)
Doesn't matter.
I like Lack, he's a good fit for the team and the city. Hell, he's probably the best suited goalie to an environment like Vancouver but if he can provide good returns that can pave the way for a brighter future so be it.
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I like Lack, too. I love his personality and his work ethic. However, I disagree that he's the best-suited for Vancouver. Last year, when he usurped Luongo and became our starter, he was getting into it w/ hecklers on Twitter, very late at night. I don't know how much of an effect it had on him down the stretch, but sometimes it's better to be a hands-off goaltender when things aren't going well.
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Originally Posted by 7seven
(Post 8649643)
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From what I've read on HFBoards, some Utica fans didn't like him in the top 6. Felt he was too undisciplined and way too streaky.
We traded Dustin Jeffrey for him, no big loss at all, really.
