Prospect Info: 156th overall: Vancouver selects Arturs Silovs (Goalie, Latvia ---> Barrie Colts)
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As a sixth round draft pick (156th overall) Silovs has already wildly exceeded his draft expectations.
Not a lot of sixth round picks ever even play an NHL game. Silovs has played NHL games at the tail end of both last season; and this season. And figures to have the inside track on the backup position for the Canucks next September.
Definitely a 'win' for the Canucks amateur scouting staff.
Not a lot of sixth round picks ever even play an NHL game. Silovs has played NHL games at the tail end of both last season; and this season. And figures to have the inside track on the backup position for the Canucks next September.
Definitely a 'win' for the Canucks amateur scouting staff.
Hell of a playoff debut. Looked like a young Demko.
Ian Clark is a wizard.
Ian Clark is a wizard.
I suppose it's happened in the Cup playoffs before.....but I can't remember. Canucks have used three different starting goalies in four games.
Unfathomable. When it comes to the crease, 'it's the next man up'.
Unfathomable. When it comes to the crease, 'it's the next man up'.
TruKnyte
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Might have a goalie controversy on our hands if CSD is ready to go on Tuesday lol
Shareefruck
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With DeSmith, you have to admire the efforts and applaud the victories that he manages to grind out, but there is almost no chance we're going on a deep run with him.
With Silovs, it's also very unlikely, but there's a chance that he transforms into something worthwhile over the course of this, IMO.
With Silovs, it's also very unlikely, but there's a chance that he transforms into something worthwhile over the course of this, IMO.
Considering his age and experience while playing his 1st nhl playoff game in enemy territory (and a damn mean crowd on top of that)
The composure that he demonstrated was nothing short of amazing, we may actually have a player if he can further develop.
Great debut.
The composure that he demonstrated was nothing short of amazing, we may actually have a player if he can further develop.
Great debut.
WTG
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Might have a bright future in the NHL. Great composure for being so green. Extremely impressive considering he turned 23 in March and this is his 10th NHL start and 5th of the year.
Kind of funny how he's following Demko's development path as well
I feel much more confident with Silovs in net than DeSmith.
Kind of funny how he's following Demko's development path as well
I feel much more confident with Silovs in net than DeSmith.
2004 had Cloutier, Hedberg, and Auld.
Only other time this happened before was 1972 with the Black Hawks.
Mr. Canucklehead
Kitimat Canuck
The team showed huge faith in him putting him in, and he rose to the occasion. Really solid performance.
Silovs is still young, but he's hardly lacking in big-game playoff experience. He's been the playoff starter for two consecutive years in the AHL with Abbotsford.
But saved his best work for Latvia in last spring's World Hockey Championships, where he was named tournament MVP and backstopped Lativa to a bronze medal with a win over the U.S. Apparently half a million people thronged the streets of Riga to salute the team and revel in the only hockey medal Latvia has ever won.
So the pressure of playing his first Stanley Cup playoff game didn't seem too big a stage for him at all.
But saved his best work for Latvia in last spring's World Hockey Championships, where he was named tournament MVP and backstopped Lativa to a bronze medal with a win over the U.S. Apparently half a million people thronged the streets of Riga to salute the team and revel in the only hockey medal Latvia has ever won.
So the pressure of playing his first Stanley Cup playoff game didn't seem too big a stage for him at all.
This. We're talking about a guy here who will never again have to pay for a beer in Riga because he's already a national hero for his wild performance in the WHC PLAYING IN FRONT OF HIS HOME CROWD (comprised of Latvians, possibly the craziest hockey fans in the world). He has known pressure like nobody on this team and has shown he can deal with it. If, as John Garrett suggests, the Canucks go back to DeSmith the second he isn't considered hurt the Canucks deserve everything they get. Silovs is hot, ride him until he isn't.
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To decide on who to start is simple, ask Ian Clark.
Bubbles
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Why are people just thanking Ian Clark and no love to Marko Torenius?
Blue and Green
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Silovs is pretty calm, this was clear from watching him in the AHL. He's prone neither to panicking nor to hanging his head and giving up if things aren't going well. But he's still got some holes in his play that need to be fixed before he can be a #2. Any call-up can look okay for a short time but the long haul is a totally different story. DeSmith is a proven, competent #2 and if he's ready to play tomorrow he should get the start.
I don't read a lot into a goalie's AHL stats. In some respect, it's harder for goalies in the AHL than it is in the NHL.
Sure the shooters are far better in the NHL, but the play is more structured and so is playing goal. I've watched Silovs for two years with Abbotsford, and I'd have to say that a lot of the goals he gives up are the result of egregious defensive breakdowns in front of him.
But the Abbotsford Canucks are a young team--and those defensive brain-cramps are going to happen. Are there holes in Silovs' game? Sure there is. But then every goalie who ever played has areas of weakness.
It seems to me that what you're looking for, in addition to technique and athleticism, is the demeanor of a goaltender. Silovs just projects a calmness in the crease, much like Demko. And for context, their AHL numbers were basically very similar.
I suspect a lot of the credit for remaking Silovs' game has to go to Ian Clark, the Yoda of NHL goaltending coaches. He starts with the basics, and then basically remakes a young goalie's game.
Sure the shooters are far better in the NHL, but the play is more structured and so is playing goal. I've watched Silovs for two years with Abbotsford, and I'd have to say that a lot of the goals he gives up are the result of egregious defensive breakdowns in front of him.
But the Abbotsford Canucks are a young team--and those defensive brain-cramps are going to happen. Are there holes in Silovs' game? Sure there is. But then every goalie who ever played has areas of weakness.
It seems to me that what you're looking for, in addition to technique and athleticism, is the demeanor of a goaltender. Silovs just projects a calmness in the crease, much like Demko. And for context, their AHL numbers were basically very similar.
I suspect a lot of the credit for remaking Silovs' game has to go to Ian Clark, the Yoda of NHL goaltending coaches. He starts with the basics, and then basically remakes a young goalie's game.
Because the vast majority of people don’t know or care who that is. Same way people have no idea how the draft team is structured.
canuckslover10
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Is Arturs Silovs the Canucks No. 1 goalie of the future?.....maybe even the 'immediate future'?
Demko is a finalist for the Vezina, although he's unlikely to win it. But if you were to trade him, it would be literally be at 'the top of the market'. Some goalie starved team out there might be willing to part with some picks, prospects or both.
Maybe the Canucks might even recover some of the their prospect pipeline that they had to hollow out to acquire the likes of Zadorov and Lindholm.
If the recent Stanley Cup playoffs have proven anything, teams are winning the top prize with some pretty average goaltending. And for context, the Av's Alexandar Georgiev just bested Connor Hellebucyk, another Vezina finalist this year, and the likely winner.
Demko is a finalist for the Vezina, although he's unlikely to win it. But if you were to trade him, it would be literally be at 'the top of the market'. Some goalie starved team out there might be willing to part with some picks, prospects or both.
Maybe the Canucks might even recover some of the their prospect pipeline that they had to hollow out to acquire the likes of Zadorov and Lindholm.
If the recent Stanley Cup playoffs have proven anything, teams are winning the top prize with some pretty average goaltending. And for context, the Av's Alexandar Georgiev just bested Connor Hellebucyk, another Vezina finalist this year, and the likely winner.
sandwichbird2023
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Its a little pre-mature to consider trading Demko just because Silvos has a few decent game, no?
Let Silvos at least have a season of being a capable backup first. Some goalies can play well in stretches or in situation with no pressures (not saying this is Silvos' case), but not many has the consistency to be a starter in the league. I think the Demko contract lines up pretty well. If Silvos can be a good backup next season, and a 1B to Demko the year after, then we can consider trading/moving on from Demko. Until then, Demko is still solidly our #1.
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