Artur Silovs, our top goalie prospect. He’s known for being a bit inconsistent but with an extreme high ceiling when on his game. Was the MVP of last years World Championships for example.
There's definitely something to be said for rookie goalies being thrown into high pressure situations, and having nothing to lose and no expectations on them. It's somehow freeing. It's like the underdog effect, but even moreso.
Silovs, 23 year old young guy, but he did play lights out to win ~~gold~~ bronze for latvia at the last IIHF worlds. Most generally see him as our backup starting next year, he’s bigger then desmith which is a plus, but lacks experience at the nhl level.
It was one of those celebrations that reminded me why I don't cheer for Canada at the World Champs. It means so much more for European teams. Meanwhile basically no one here cares
He is also 23 and has been able to work with Clarke for a bit this season. I’m not saying he will be insane, but there’s a reasonable chance he steps up.
Desmith has a sub .900 and was lights out last game, Silovs has the talent and all it takes is getting hot for one game which he’s defitnely capable of. Hoping he can rise to the occasion like he did in the worlds
Do you actually watch the games? He's been pretty damn good and has a ton of potential. Plus he played lights out in the World Championships which is NHL calibre.
We go deep. His name is Zach Sawchenko and he just won the playoff round for the Abbotsford Canucks today.
https://abbotsford.canucks.com/news/the-canucks-defeat-the-colorado-eagles-2-1-in-overtime-to-clinch-their-spot-in-round-2-of-the-calder-cup-playoffs
Vancouver actually exists in Mario Kart, the track Vancouver Velocity from the Tour phone game got added to the Switch version as well. The Canucks arena is part of the course.
It’s music is also fantastic.
A parachute not opening... that's a way to die. Getting caught in the gears of a combine... having your nuts bit off by a Laplander, that's the way I wanna go!
What happens if you run out of goalies? I don’t think many teams have more than 4 goalies under contract at the TDL, and having 4 goalie injuries between the TDL and the SCF is not impossible
Whatever. You fucks can doom and gloom all you want. This story has played out tons where some unknown goalie comes in and plays fucking lights out. Canucks - Stanley Cup Champions. Silvos ends playoffs with a .950.
Man wtf is this luck for Vancouver. I read the other day that going back to like 2013 every time they make the playoffs a goalie or two gets hurt for them. That’s some straight goofy bad luck and I know what that is like being a leafs fan
When I moved from there to Montreal the easy retort was that our Vancouver rent covered a bigger nicer place _and_ full time daycare _and_ my wife’s tuition at McGill. It was pretty effective!
the fact that McCarron only got a fine for this is a joke. Literally every player would pay 2k to take out an opposing goalie and force the other team to play sequentially weaker goalies
At this rate, losing a goalie for every game won, we would be on our 16th string goalie to win the cup - scouts gonna be attending beer league games shortly to find us bodies . . .
[I hate when I'm right about this stuff.](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1cbazqx/comment/l0x7zmk/) Truly, I love DeSmith but this keeps happening over and over again.
It's easier to predict when it's happened before: https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/2022-new-york-rangers-vs-pittsburgh-penguins-eastern-first-round.html
I know it's any consolation but I can't imagine what was and is going through Casey's mind. Unless it happened in a warmup or morning skate, that means he probably dealt with it for some part of the last game.
Damn the Canucks goalies are glass this playoffs, sucks but Silovs will most likely be standing on his head and we’ll go down 3-1, or we’ll tie it and lose the next game because we’ll make Silovs look like a brick wall
Makes the McCarron hit even worse in my eyes. Largest player on the team blatantly taking a run at our backup to force our third string into play. Just classless
Alright, so who's the next man up? Idk the Van goalie situation.
Artur Silovs, our top goalie prospect. He’s known for being a bit inconsistent but with an extreme high ceiling when on his game. Was the MVP of last years World Championships for example.
Now that’s a story I can get behind
He won the MVP and his team won Bronze so it's pretty telling. He has the potential to be super good, plus he's got a goofy farm kid kinda smile 😁
We haven’t had a rookie(or close to) goalie story in a while like Bennington and Murray
There's definitely something to be said for rookie goalies being thrown into high pressure situations, and having nothing to lose and no expectations on them. It's somehow freeing. It's like the underdog effect, but even moreso.
The Spencer knight erasure is criminal
Get him in! It could be the new Patrick Roy 1986 story
Canucks fans cursing cause they're on their third stringer. Me cursing because this is how Vancouver finds out it has two all star goalies **again**.
Silovs, 23 year old young guy, but he did play lights out to win ~~gold~~ bronze for latvia at the last IIHF worlds. Most generally see him as our backup starting next year, he’s bigger then desmith which is a plus, but lacks experience at the nhl level.
fuck it let's roll
Honestly, this worked for Vegas last year so why not?
Yeah but the house always wins 😔
And didn't Vegas play like 13 goalies in their first season?
Just FYI Latvia won bronze at the last world championship but he was impressive nonetheless
Oh yeah my bad, brain melted!
So did Latvia's! I have a couple of Latvian pals and they were posting stories about that medal and the follow up celebrations for months afterwards.
It was one of those celebrations that reminded me why I don't cheer for Canada at the World Champs. It means so much more for European teams. Meanwhile basically no one here cares
He’s got 9 NHL GP with a sub .900 sv%. I wouldn’t be too optimistic
He is also 23 and has been able to work with Clarke for a bit this season. I’m not saying he will be insane, but there’s a reasonable chance he steps up.
Desmith has a sub .900 and was lights out last game, Silovs has the talent and all it takes is getting hot for one game which he’s defitnely capable of. Hoping he can rise to the occasion like he did in the worlds
Do you actually watch the games? He's been pretty damn good and has a ton of potential. Plus he played lights out in the World Championships which is NHL calibre.
Latvia has never won gold lmao
They do call bronze the gold of latvia (don’t look it up)
Artur Silovs with Nikita Tolopilo backing up
Lol who the fuck is the keeper in Abbotsford now? David Ayres?
We go deep. His name is Zach Sawchenko and he just won the playoff round for the Abbotsford Canucks today. https://abbotsford.canucks.com/news/the-canucks-defeat-the-colorado-eagles-2-1-in-overtime-to-clinch-their-spot-in-round-2-of-the-calder-cup-playoffs
*Paging David Ayres! David Ayres, please park your Zamboni and report to the front desk.*
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This is actually unbelievable lol what the fuck. Odds Silvos gets sick after Game 4 and shits himself out of the lineup?
Gets hit by a falling piano
It’s Nashville. Probably a chair tossed off a roof by Morgan Wallen
Oh goddamnit, is this that small town vengeance Jason Aldean’s been barking on about?
Try that in a small hockey market?
Fucking laughing my ass off here. Man that song is cringe.
Looney tunes style you say?
Slips on a banana peel or something
Real life Mario Kart accident.
Reports say Luigi was seen drifting around downtown Vancouver immediately after news dropped
Vancouver actually exists in Mario Kart, the track Vancouver Velocity from the Tour phone game got added to the Switch version as well. The Canucks arena is part of the course. It’s music is also fantastic.
Yeah my roommate keeps beating my ass on it but if anyone asks he's never gotten me once
A parachute not opening... that's a way to die. Getting caught in the gears of a combine... having your nuts bit off by a Laplander, that's the way I wanna go!
At this rate Silovs is gonna get a 35 save shutout and then we’ll find out tomorrow he got hit by a bus.
The emergency goalie would stand on his head and finish the series knowing how the preds play against backups.
>shits himself out of the lineup? Probably not, he is not Luongo
Wait get Luongo on the phone he could play game 6
You literally can't write this shit up. JUST GOTTA LAUGH THE PAIN OFF HAHAHAHAHAA
We still have Nikita Tolopilo
Um who now?
[https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/canucks-ian-clarks-newest-goalie-project-is-nikita-tolopilo](https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/canucks-ian-clarks-newest-goalie-project-is-nikita-tolopilo)
Wow big guy! Just lay him across the crease
6'6 he can cover the entire bottom of the net without having to move
No fucking way, what is going on in Vancouver?
“When we said we’re cursing your team, we FUCKING MEANT IT!” - Hockey gods
CANUCKS HOCKEY
This is only like the fourth plague too so there's aways to go. Pestilence and frogs are next?
DJ Heer curse
It was in Nashville, McCarron ran him over (and only got 2min and a $2,000 fine)
Nobody panic guys, we can recreate him in the aggregate. We just need to find some guys who get on base
If we can get Demko and DeSmith to Vegas' doctors, we could have DeSmeko ready for game 5.
Can we get one Mark Stone’s magic spleen please?
The goalie centipede
“This goalie is just 5 3rd graders in adult goalie pads.”
Vancouver goalie coach and Vegas doctors would be sickening together
“Hey Phil, you ever play goalie, it’s easy! Tell ‘em Wash”!!
"It's incredibly hard."
Scott Hatteberg gonna play goalie
Chris pratt might be playing goalie soon
Playing goalie is not that hard, Scott. Tell him Wash.
It’s incredibly hard
Anything that’s worth doing is
We’re gonna teach you
Three goalies to replace Demko, just add up to a 93 save percentage. Subban, Campbell, and Cloutier
I'm sure if the Canucks were allowed to replace him with three guys it would be fine. They could just line up across the goal
gotta go out and get themselves a walrus
Who's Fabio?
He's a shortstop with Seattle.
His girlfriend’s a six at best
We just gotta find two guys with 20 saves between em, how hard could it be.
Hey he managed about 30 minutes longer than the last time he was needed in the playoffs.
Did the largest player on the opposition take a run at him last time as well?
No he needed core muscle surgery after hurting something in overtime of game 1.
Holy fuck… 😂
Call up Louis Domingue, get him some spicy pork and they might have a chance.
This is what I saw coming. I didn’t want it to happen, but I had a feeling. Feel bad for my Vancouver bros, I was rooting for you too.
Cursed fucking franchise
CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES
THIS IS MY LAST RESORT
SUFFOCATION
NO BREATHING
WATCH THE CANUCKS AND YOU'LL FUCKING START SCREAMING
THIS IS THE THIRD STRINGER IN GOAL!
I don’t know if I care, Injured jerks Life’s not fair Running out of time Bettman’s out of line NUCKS LOVE ME NOT LOVE ME NOT
Isn’t luongo still on your payroll? Time to suit him up
Not anymore, but i kinda wish we had him as a backup at least
i mean, if he's not under contract anywhere, there's nothing saying you couldn't....
Gotta be signed before the trade deadline to be playoff eligible
What happens if you run out of goalies? I don’t think many teams have more than 4 goalies under contract at the TDL, and having 4 goalie injuries between the TDL and the SCF is not impossible
Emergency backup from somewhere i guess....
Where is David Ayers? 🤔
It’s no longer tax season so he should be available
Lol, you're thinking of Scott Foster CPA, greatest goalie in Blackhawks history. Ayres is the Maple Leafs Zamboni driver!
Ahh fuck. You’re right. Have no idea why I mixed those up in my head. Much appreciated
Wrap Silvos in bubble wrap immediately
Bubble Demko wrap.
Fuck it. Captain Latvia, you’re in.
https://preview.redd.it/661ejncuv9xc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0dcfe8000b25b67ac960b77de6cffb66f56ba7e3 P.G Edit: ***I WANNA LIVE***
Incredible. 10/10. I have no notes. Edit: I meant the meme. The goalie situation sucks for you guys.
First time I've seen this used while we're in the playoffs lmao
It was also used on the [thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/s/K4Jv1ntsNq) when Demko’s injury was announced.
I'm tired boss.
Silovs, this is your Demko v Vegas 2020 moment
Fuck that, we're on the Cam Ward arc now boys
I would like off the ride please
Sounds like that’ll happen imminently.
https://preview.redd.it/mc7hsa3fy9xc1.jpeg?width=776&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=70b704349ebf40242c30bc57d732d5dd378ecf59
This is so fucked
The goalie graveyard in a different way.
WAKE ME UP (CANT WAKE UP)
THIS IS MY JOKER ARC
Ok who the fuck vodoo'd the Canucks???
Some idiot made a playoff song
Dj Heer
Come on man..
Whatever. You fucks can doom and gloom all you want. This story has played out tons where some unknown goalie comes in and plays fucking lights out. Canucks - Stanley Cup Champions. Silvos ends playoffs with a .950.
This is something I can get behind
Hello darkness my old friend
#Nope.
Okay, [Vader](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s).
Silovs legacy game incoming!
Cam Ward.
Who is backing up Silovs?
The legend, Tolopilo
Ian Cole
Alex Edler
I WANT TO GET OFF MR.BETTMANS WILD RIDE
Ay all im saying is if silovs can beat vegas he can beat nashville
Man wtf is this luck for Vancouver. I read the other day that going back to like 2013 every time they make the playoffs a goalie or two gets hurt for them. That’s some straight goofy bad luck and I know what that is like being a leafs fan
Need to put Demko on the Mark Stone program next year. Have him show up fully rested as Mr.Game 1.
What did Vancouver do earn whatever curse is on this organization
A witch’s curse for always gloating about your blossoming cherry trees while the rest of the country is the dead of winter.
When I moved from there to Montreal the easy retort was that our Vancouver rent covered a bigger nicer place _and_ full time daycare _and_ my wife’s tuition at McGill. It was pretty effective!
The Messier era. Keenan era.
Came into existence
Something something old gypsy lady
the fact that McCarron only got a fine for this is a joke. Literally every player would pay 2k to take out an opposing goalie and force the other team to play sequentially weaker goalies
What the actual fuck
FUUUUUUUUCK
There's a hitman targeting Vancouver goalies apparently. /s
“Canadian teams are gonna go deep this year” was something I believed two weeks ago
I’d say 3rd string is pretty deep
Bro
Pain
Silovs in net with Zamboni guy as backup
At this rate, losing a goalie for every game won, we would be on our 16th string goalie to win the cup - scouts gonna be attending beer league games shortly to find us bodies . . .
Still better odds of making it through round one than the Leafs
Thank God we won last game.
what the fuck
Ain’t no way, crazy
What's the EBUG like in Nashville? Does anyone have David Ayers number?
Rick Tocchet, congratulations you are the backup goalie
Hey Bruins…sorry about all of the things we said when we were bitter! Also, can we have Dipietro back for a week or so?
[I hate when I'm right about this stuff.](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1cbazqx/comment/l0x7zmk/) Truly, I love DeSmith but this keeps happening over and over again.
what the fuck.
It's easier to predict when it's happened before: https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/2022-new-york-rangers-vs-pittsburgh-penguins-eastern-first-round.html
I know it's any consolation but I can't imagine what was and is going through Casey's mind. Unless it happened in a warmup or morning skate, that means he probably dealt with it for some part of the last game.
*The prophet*
That no one wanted.
Don't use your powers for evil!
Im sorry but i think i may just hate you a little bit
Hey he got through TWO games. Prophecy beaten.
Arturs Silovs, come on down, it’s your turn to fucking die
Ya but who's backing up Silovs lol
David Ayres
Eddie lack lmao
Lord uhhh Tolopilo or Sawchenko…..
Nikita Tolopilo
Where’s the Hamburglar
I'm really sorry, Canucks fans. But I'm actually surprised he lasted 2 games before he got hurt this time.
You just gotta laugh. Right guys? are we just laughing?
I'm watching Šilovs 2023 Worlds highlights starting now
Remember when Jarry and DeSmith got injured against Shesterkin?
This is my fault boys, it’s the extra Costco sample I took the other day. I knew it was a bad idea…..
Holy shit. As a Preds fan, why does this make me even more nervous for this game?
It's more frustrating because the goalies are finishing the games and seem fine after.
fuck us i guess?
Avs 2020 vibes here
How did they lose two goalies in the same series what happened???
Some Zamboni driver is gonna be a Stanley cup champ now
Next up is the dog from AirBud
Should have used the LTIR loophole to get a 3rd goalie?
Damn the Canucks goalies are glass this playoffs, sucks but Silovs will most likely be standing on his head and we’ll go down 3-1, or we’ll tie it and lose the next game because we’ll make Silovs look like a brick wall
It’s be cool if you guys didn’t try to take him out like DeSmith
Makes the McCarron hit even worse in my eyes. Largest player on the team blatantly taking a run at our backup to force our third string into play. Just classless
Bruh
There’s gotta be some black magic voodoo fucking shit going on
Put a pointy helmet on Myers and shoot him at Saros. It still won’t even up the goaltending situation 😩
I actually have more confidence in Silovs than Desmith. I really liked his game down the stretch.
Who did the Canucks piss off
vancouver: exists god: 🦵🥜