Kevin Lankinen Appreciation Thread (Calder Trophy Candidate)!

[Artorius Horus T]

10th win for Kevin Lankinen.

 

[featherhawk]

10th win for Kevin Lankinen.

he was great tonight, as I said in the GDT, the hawks are a different team with him in net.

KL and the team are calmer, the team plays much better infront of him

 

[Artorius Horus T]

he was great tonight, as I said in the GDT, the hawks are a different team with him in net.

KL and the team are calmer, the team plays much better infront of him

I agree.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Last Hawks goalie to win Vezina and Calder?
I think we all know answer to that question

 

[Giovi]

A cautionary tale to those who tend to think a career, or even a season, is based on 10 or 15 games. I really hope Lankinen can become an NHL starter. But the hero worship here was over the top.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

A cautionary tale to those who tend to think a career, or even a season, is based on 10 or 15 games. I really hope Lankinen can become an NHL starter. But the hero worship here was over the top.

I sort of agree, he (Lankinen) has not been as good of late, however...he continues to shine when there's 5 on 5 situation on the ice....

In his last 2 games: 41/44 (.932) 1.50 gaa,

- 1 bad game vs Panthers; 24/30 (0.80) 4.00 gaa

Against Tampa & Dallas, he went 50/54 (.926) 1.99 gaa

And 2 games before that against Tampa and Detroit 73/76 (.960) 1.50 gaa

 

[Artorius Horus T]

21 starts | 5 on 5

545/581
.938 sv%
1.71 gaa
1 SO

 

[Kevin Musto]

A cautionary tale to those who tend to think a career, or even a season, is based on 10 or 15 games. I really hope Lankinen can become an NHL starter. But the hero worship here was over the top.

Are you the fun police?

Let us hype!

 

[Artorius Horus T]

BTW, Lankinen has allowed 24 PP goals and 1 SH goals this season.
Imagine if that was like 12 PP goals against and no SG goals.

He'd be 2.28 in gaa
and around .930 in sv%

 

[Giovi]

BTW, Lankinen has allowed 24 PP goals and 1 SH goals this season.
Imagine if that was like 12 PP goals against and no SG goals.

He'd be 2.28 in gaa
and around .930 in sv%

You can go quote numbers all you want. It doesn't matter when he lets them in. He's letting them in.

 

[ChiHawk21]

BTW, Lankinen has allowed 24 PP goals and 1 SH goals this season.
Imagine if that was like 12 PP goals against and no SG goals.

He'd be 2.28 in gaa
and around .930 in sv%

no imagine if he let in 36pp goals. and then 1pp goal.

 

[Hawkaholic]

Imagine if John Scott scored 300 career goals.

 

[Muffinalt]

Obviously George is wondering just how much the bad PK numbers are affecting the overall performance of Lankinen.

Because the discrepancy is quite significant. It's not an excuse because the main PKer of your team is still the goalie so Lanks has to adjust and be better.

But what would be his overall save percentage be if he had a moderately strong PK in front of him? Would the above articles still be written or he'd still be considered the wonder rookie?

Legit questions imo. Actually the biggest one could be the vise versa, how much does Lankinen contribute to the bad PK performance? Is he the main culprit?

 

[Artorius Horus T]

You can go quote numbers all you want. It doesn't matter when he lets them in. He's letting them in.

That is true, can't deny that.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Obviously George is wondering just how much the bad PK numbers are affecting the overall performance of Lankinen.

Because the discrepancy is quite significant. It's not an excuse because the main PKer of your team is still the goalie so Lanks has to adjust and be better.

But what would be his overall save percentage be if he had a moderately strong PK in front of him? Would the above articles still be written or he'd still be considered the wonder rookie?

Legit questions imo. Actually the biggest one could be the vise versa, how much does Lankinen contribute to the bad PK performance? Is he the main culprit?

Good question.

 

[ColbyChaos]

BTW, Lankinen has allowed 24 PP goals and 1 SH goals this season.
Imagine if that was like 12 PP goals against and no SG goals.

He'd be 2.28 in gaa
and around .930 in sv%

If you give Patrick Mahomes league average stats he becomes an average QB.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Lankinen was the only reason (with Murphy's amazing save in the dying seconds after that shit turd 's ass mistake)
why Hawks won tonight. He had soooooo many grade A saves tonight, multiple double saves even.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

22 starts | 5 on 5

573/610
.940 sv%
1.68 gaa
1 SO

 

[Pez68]

Lankinen was the only reason (with Murphy's amazing save in the dying seconds after that shit turd 's ass mistake)
why Hawks won tonight. He had soooooo many grade A saves tonight, multiple double saves even.

The reason the Hawks won is, they scored more goals than Florida. Lankinen was a big part of that, but Hawks played well.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

The reason the Hawks won is, they scored more goals than Florida. Lankinen was a big part of that, but Hawks played well.

Indeed, did play well, but in the 3rd alone, Panthers shouldve scored 4 or 5 goals.

 

[Pez68]

Indeed, did play well, but in the 3rd alone, Panthers shouldve scored 4 or 5 goals.

And in the first two periods Hawks could have had 3-4 more. That's hockey.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Holy Hanna what a game from Kevin!.

His best for Hawks jersey, for sure so far.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

2nd career SO, congrats.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

23 starts | 5 on 5

601/638
.942 sv%
1.61 gaa
2 SO

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

HF Hawks has taught me that special teams goalie numbers and points against Columbus don’t count.