Eddie Lack Signs 2 Year Extension with the Canucks

Canucks backup goaltender Eddie Lack has re-upped in Vancouver for the next 2 seasons.  He signed a 2 year contract worth 2.3 million dollars - his cap hit will be 1.15 million dollars.  Lack signed as a free agent with the Canucks back in 2010.

Lack made his Canucks debut on October 6, 2013 against the Calgary Flames where he managed to pick up a victory.  Lack has appeared in 5 games this season, registering a 2.41 goals against average and .911 save percent.

Before his debut in the NHL, he played the past 3 seasons in the AHL for the Manitoba Moose and Chicago Wolves.

Analysis:
I like this signing by the Vancouver Canucks.  I feel the money and term are both acceptable and he will provide a solid backup presence to starter Roberto Luongo.  The Canucks might have a Schneider 2.0 somewhere down the road if he lives up to the AHL hype.  The Canucks are very deep in the nets throughout the whole organization.

1/4 way into the 2013-2014 NHL Season... Canucks Recap

We are 18 games into the Canucks season... it has been full of ups and downs so far, but the Canucks are doing better than I expected.  Through 18 games, the Canucks record stands at 11-5-2, 4th best in the Pacific, 6th best in the Western Conference.

Team Stats:
GF/G: 2.83 (12th)
GA/G: 2.44 (10th)

PP%: 10.3% (26th) - awful
PK%: 88.5% (2nd) - very good

Shots For: 32.1 (5th)
Shots Against: 27.6 (8th)

Hits: 333 (18th)

Player Stats:

Big 3:

Daniel Sedin: 7 G, 10 A, 17 P
Henrik Sedin: 3 G, 17 A, 20 P
Ryan Kesler: 9 G, 4 A, 13 P

Big Surprises:

Mike Santorelli: 5 G, 7 A, 12 P
Brad Richardson: 5 G, 4 A, 9 P

Best Games of the 2013-2014 Season:

Oct 19 - @ Pittsburgh (4-3 Shootout Loss)
Nov 2 - vs. Toronto (Pavel Bure Night)
Nov 7 - @ San Jose (4-2 Win, ending the 9 game losing streak vs SJ)

The Road Ahead... Home Cooking

The next 4 weeks will provide the Canucks will a lot of home cooking.  After they finish up the weekend in southern California, they will spend the next 2 weeks at home with a 6 game home stand.  They will then head back east for 4 games, and will return back home for another 5 games.

Until next time, stay classy! -George