At some point, a goalie has to transition from being 'a ball of potential' to the real deal. And for Silovs, that time is now. He's coming off a season where he was basically the Canucks playoff starter; backstopped Latvia to an unlikely bronze medal in the World Hockey Championships; and just completed his second full season in the AHL, where he done everything he can do at that level.
Tocchet has expressed confidence that with the team's personnel and their defensive system, they should be able to thrive with any goalie between the pipes. Brave words, perhaps. But looking around the league, there's a lot of teams win a lot of games with what I would consider pretty 'average' goaltending.
At some point, a goalie has to transition from being 'a ball of potential' to the real deal. And for Silovs, that time is now. He's coming off a season where he was basically the Canucks playoff starter; backstopped Latvia to an unlikely bronze medal in the World Hockey Championships; and just completed his second full season in the AHL, where he done everything he can do at that level.
Tocchet has expressed confidence that with the team's personnel and their defensive system, they should be able to thrive with any goalie between the pipes. Brave words, perhaps. But looking around the league, there's a lot of teams win a lot of games with what I would consider pretty 'average' goaltending.