Eddie Lack hasn’t had a long career, but he has established himself as a legitimate candidate to take on the starting role somewhere. A successful multi-season stint in the AHL established him as a young goalie worth watching, and over two seasons in Vancouver he’s posted the kind of numbers that teams look for when hunting a new No. 1 goaltender.
Importantly, this season he’s also shown that he can perform in a feature role.
The Canucks’ decision to sign Ryan Miller to a three-year, $18 million contract last summer ensured that the team had an established starting goalie, but it also meant that Lack was consigned to the backup role once again after a strong rookie season. It’s hard to blame Vancouver for choosing the path it did, because while Lack was strong overall in 2013-14 (16-17-5, 0.912 save percentage) he wasn’t a world-beater, and he had a nasty slump after being handed the No. 1 role after Roberto Luongo was traded to Florida on March 4:
Lack’s numbers prior to March 4: 9-9-4, 0.924 save percentage
Lack’s numbers from March 4 on: 7-8-1, 0.893 save percentage
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