A pocket listing can suit a seller who wants privacy or a quiet test of interest more than speed, but with 1.63 months of supply, limiting a home to a small buyer pool usually means a longer path to an acceptable offer, not a shorter one.
The trade-off is real rather than theoretical. Without public exposure through the MLS System, a seller is relying on one agent's personal network instead of the full pool of active Saskatoon buyers, and the sale price often reflects that narrower competition too.
Privacy and speed are usually different goals, and it helps to know which one you actually want before choosing this route. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.