NHL insider Elliotte Friedman breaks the signing of a goalie and it's now official
The most trusted NHL insider, Elliotte Friedman just broke the news of a signing and it is now official.
The Vancouver Canucks have been looking for some goaltending depth for some time now, and just announced the signing of Kevin Lankinen.
Elliotte Friedman broke the news to X (twitter) stating that the two sides have finally come to an agreement on a one-year contract at $875,000.
Earlier in the off-season the Vancouver Canucks had offered him a similar contract, but Lankinen rejected it as he thought he could get more money on a deal.
Kevin Lankinen spent his first two years in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks before going to the Nashville Predators the last two years where he would put up a 2.79 GAA and a .912 SV% in 43 games. It's surprising that he didn't get many offers with having a solid stat line like that for being a second string goaltender.
The Canucks now have the depth that they wanted with Thatcher Demko still dealing with injuries.
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Canucks Sign Kevin Lankinen To One-Year Deal
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