Carol Schram: Will the Canucks' Mikey DiPietro see action Canada at World Championship? Goaltending prospect Michael DiPietro is the Vancouver Canucks' lone representative at the 2021 IIHF World Championship. Brought in as the third goalie, he backed up on Monday. Will he see game action as struggling Team Canada fights to make the medal round?

Thanks, Carol

Happy for DiPietro, another great pick by Benning and his scouts

Thanks Carol. Dipietro's gear reminds me of Trevor Kidd's old Leaf setup.

Thanks, Carol

Happy for DiPietro, another great pick by Benning and his scouts
- Nucker101

Certainly is, he reminds me of Carey Price.

Certainly is, he reminds me of Carey Price.
- VanHockeyGuy

A bit lofty, but even if he carves out a career as a solid tandem goalie, that's pretty good value, or he can be used as a trade chip to bolster the roster

Thanks Carol!

I’m not comparing DiPietro to Ken Dryden, but Dryden was really good at stopping the puck, great anticipation and really read the play well. I see DiPietro with that same ability and drive to win.

A bit lofty, but even if he carves out a career as a solid tandem goalie, that's pretty good value, or he can be used as a trade chip to bolster the roster
- Nucker101

Will have the best goaltending tandem in the NHL for the next decade!

Will have the best goaltending tandem in the NHL for the next decade!
- VanHockeyGuy

I mean it's possible. If DiPietro ends up becoming a starter caliber goaltender, to have a goalie like that playing behind a high end starter in Demko would be amongst the elite tandems in the NHL. Can't rule that out given how promising both have looked.

Thanks Carol!
Hope Mike Dipi gets a shot!
Nothing to lose.

Wonder if Don Granato will be available in the off season. Former USNDP coach and interim Sabres coach after they fired Kruger.

I mean it's possible. If DiPietro ends up becoming a starter caliber goaltender, to have a goalie like that playing behind a high end starter in Demko would be amongst the elite tandems in the NHL. Can't rule that out given how promising both have looked.
- Nucker101

And after QH perfects his D game this summer, he'll be the next Bobby Orr.

The Stanley Cup will be ours next season. How can it not be?

Thanks, Carol

Happy for DiPietro, another great pick by Benning and his scouts
- Nucker101

Dipietro sucks. He is far too small

And after QH perfects his D game this summer, he'll be the next Bobby Orr.

The Stanley Cup will be ours next season. How can it not be?
- VanHockeyGuy

One year early!

This is a real concern, the size.....but it has been done before. I'm not to high on him. I still have all those goals going in on him burned in my mind haha even though he was like 18

This is a real concern, the size.....but it has been done before. I'm not to high on him. I still have all those goals going in on him burned in my mind haha even though he was like 18

Dipietro sucks. He is far too small
- CanuckDon

Stats were pretty good this year.

Thanks, Carol

Happy for DiPietro, another great pick by Benning and his scouts
- Nucker101

I later backed off of that statement by adding that if it was true then yeah he’s a coward quitter that I’d move on from. So far I haven’t seen a report that refutes him skipping out on exit meetings, have you?
- Nucker101

that's what i wanted to find out about: where you heard the original story that he skipped out of exit meetings.

i heard (on here actually) that a player left after the last game but the specific player was not named. i just wanted to read the story and find out if there's more to it and where you got that it was schmidt?

since you had such a strong opinion that relied on the original report, i wanted to get your source. thanks in advance.

Tanner Pearson left

Certainly is, he reminds me of Carey Price.
- VanHockeyGuy

Will have the best goaltending tandem in the NHL for the next decade!
- VanHockeyGuy

And after QH perfects his D game this summer, he'll be the next Bobby Orr.

The Stanley Cup will be ours next season. How can it not be?
- VanHockeyGuy

Thanks, Carol

Happy for DiPietro, another great pick by Benning and his scouts
- Nucker101

Drafting DiPietro will be the only reason Benning will be remembered. Benning will be in the ring of honour while our Saviour MICHAEL DIPIRTRO will have his name on the fucking building.

Drafting DiPietro will be the only reason Benning will be remembered. Benning will be in the ring of honour while our Saviour MICHAEL DIPIRTRO will have his name on the fucking building.
- A_SteamingLombardi

and canucks management would end up misspelling the name.