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Rejoicing in a Benning-free world
- Oct 6, 2013
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Holtby hadn't been a good goalie for years.Demko wasn't (and still isn't) a goalie you can run into the ground - the Canucks needed a competent 1B to take pressure off him. Holtby was kind of in the range with other 1B options. Goalies were actually at a premium this offseason despite covid.
Obviously, there was hope that he could have a resurgence under Ian Clark and that didn't work.
There's washington fans telling you this here.
Your best upside was he performs at a 1b level equivalent to what his contract pays him. The downside was what we've gotten which is a continuation of bottom of the league goaltending.