Only bad because it means Markstrom is gonzo

Nice deal here for VAN.

Essentially frees up another million for Toffoli or Tanev or whoever else they have their eyes on

I don't get it?

He's been below average for 3 years?
And He had an 0.897 SV% last year?
And VAN needs cap space badly.

Why is this a good idea or signing?

Great signing. Imo this lines up better with the canuck’s timeline than a markstrom signing would be

Because Demko needs a mentor an someone now they have somebody to expose for Seattle. Demko will play most games.

Fair deal, imo. Holtby isn't what he used to be and with a flat cap, this seemed inevitable.

Assuming they protect Demko in the expansion draft next year, what the 2nd year does is it probably gives Seattle someone to choose instead of any of their other players.

The 2nd year makes it a no for me, because Pettersson and Hughes need new contracts for that season

That's how much MTL is paying for Jake Allen, not bad

Whoever put No, newsflash, you're an idiot.

Overpay.

http://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20182019&seasonTo=20192020&gameType=2&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,75&sort=savePct&page=0&pageSize=50

That's a pretty expensive backup. Not a good signing.

Over the past 2 years:

Allen .913
Holtby .905

http://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20182019&seasonTo=20192020&gameType=2&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,50&sort=savePct&page=0&pageSize=50

I didn't even consider his comment an insult. Jake Allen is 3x the skill of Holtby.

Amazing signing by the Canucks, good Job.

I was saying that they are both equally capable goalies. A Price/Holtby tandem would sound great but I prefer Price/Allen. I think it's a good deal though for Vancouver, they get a good 1A/1B tandem with him and Demko. Especially when you consider Murray's contract at over 6mil.

Well, Murray is clearly better than Holtby. I think the Holtby deal is too rich, but I'm glad a division rival is doing it.

Goalies With 30+ Games Played in 2019-20
(Ranked by their 2019-20 Save Percentage)

01 - 0.929 - Tuukka Rask
02 - 0.923 - Pavel Francouz
03 - 0.923 - Elvis Merzlikins
04 - 0.922 - Conor Hellebuck
05 - 0.921 - Antti Raanta
06 - 0.921 - Tristan Jarry
07 - 0.920 - Ben Bishop
08 - 0.920 - Robin Lehner
09 - 0.919 - Jaroslav Halák
10 - 0.918 - Jacob Markstrom
11 - 0.917 - Andre Vasilevsky
12 - 0.917 - Corey Crawford
13 - 0.917 - Mikko Koskinen
14 - 0.916 - Philipp Grubauer
15 - 0.915 - Mack Blackwood
16 - 0.915 - Linus Ullmark
17 - 0.914 - Semy Varlamov
18 - 0.914 - Carter Hart
19 - 0.914 - Juuse Saros
20 - 0.913 - Thomas Greiss
21 - 0.912 - Jordy Binington
22 - 0.911 - Jonas Korpisalo
23 - 0.910 - Alex Stalock
24 - 0.910 - Alex Georgiev
25 - 0.909 - Carey Price
26 - 0.909 - Fred Andersen
27 - 0.907 - David Rittich
28 - 0.907 - Jonathan Bernier
29 - 0.907 - Aaron Dell
30 - 0.905 - Marc Fleury
31 - 0.905 - Petr Mrázek
32 - 0.904 - John Gibson
33 - 0.904 - Jonathan Quick
34 - 0.903 - Mike Smith
35 - 0.902 - Craig Anderson
36 - 0.900 - Serge Bobrovsky
37 - 0.900 - Brian Elliott
38 - 0.899 - Matt Murray
39 - 0.899 - Carter Hutton
40 - 0.898 - Braden Holtby
41 - 0.896 - Martin Jones
42 - 0.895 - Pekka Rinne

This is such a **** deal for Vancouver

The Canucks didn't need BRADEN HOLTBY

there goes the devils future goalie

Very Good Veteran and Still has some game left signing. I thought he was going to ask for more but he played this one smart an so did the Canucks because I think they got better without spending too much money. This Amount of money still puts Demko in as playing a very good amount of games and Holtby's contract is tradable via a M-NTC but they shouldn't have to because he brings CUP and Playoff experience and he will do well living in Vancouver. Holtby is now understanding where he is play wise and I think this is a good deal for the Team, Holtby and Thatcher Demko. However, Markstrom is GONE and will be overpaid, most likely.

I did not expect this

The back end of this deal will cost the Emerald City $5.7M in real dollars if they select him in the expansion draft. Here's hoping!