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Lankinen made 16 saves in a 5-0 loss to Toronto on Saturday. He allowed two goals.

He replaced starter Thatcher Demko, who left after one period because of a lower-body injury. Lankinen becomes the de facto starter until Demko returns. The 30-year-old Lankinen's 6-11-4 record, 3.40 GAA and .883 save percentage are a far cry from his brilliant last season, when he went 25-25-10 with four shutouts, 2.62 GAA and .902 save percentage in 49 starts. Lankinen is an apply-with-caution fantasy netminder because of the Orcas rebuild vision.

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