It just wouldn’t be NHL hockey in Vancouver if the Canucks didn’t have some form of goaltending controversy. Fresh off a battle between No. 1 goaltenders Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider—a conflict Vancouver dealt with by dumping both players—the Canucks now face the dilemma of having three goalies for two roster spots.
In Ryan Miller, the Canucks have the legitimate starter that the trades of Luongo and Schneider stripped the team of. The 2010 Vezina Trophy winner has played 559 NHL games over his career, posting an excellent .915 save percentage in the process. He commanded a massive return at the trade deadline and, even after a bad postseason, was able to land a three-year, $18 million contract from Vancouver.
Pretty clearly behind Miller on the depth chart is the man he pushed out of the starting job, 26-year-old rookie Eddie Lack. Lack has long been a promising prospect for the Canucks, combining the frame of a modern goalie (6’4”, 187 pounds) with exceptional results over two seasons as an AHL starter. He posted a .912 save percentage in 41 games last season despite ...
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Vancouver Canucks Have a Whole New Goalie Controversy to Deal with in 2014-15
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