It occurs to me that one of the biggest problems NHL teams have in drafting goalies is that they don't seem to have any criterion in their minds for what makes a good NHL goaltender.
And watching kids face the caliber of shots they're facing in junior hockey or overseas, really provides no clue as to what they might become on North American ice. It's almost 'trial and error'.
But the Canucks, under Clark's guidance, the Canucks usually take a goalie in every draft. And they have a firm idea of what they're looking for. And of course it's a kid with good size and basic athleticism. Then Clark sets to work to completely re-make their games. And if they put in the work, they come out at other end completely transformed.
And it isn't guys like Demko and Silovs. He also worked wonders for veterans like Spencer Martin and Colin Delia, and even to some extent Casey DeSmith this year, who are still productive pro hockey goalies, thanks to their work with Clark.
So the Canucks have Silovs, Tolopilo, Koskenuvo and Ty Young in the goalie pipeline. It'll be fascinating to follow their career paths.