The Pittsburgh Penguins conscionable added a talented goalie to their organization.
On Sunday, nan Penguins announced they had completed a waste and acquisition for Arturs Silovs from nan Vancouver Canucks successful speech for guardant Chase Stillman and a fourth-round prime successful 2027.
Silovs is 24 years aged and was conscionable playoff MVP successful nan American Hockey League, wherever he led nan Abbotsford Canucks to nan Calder Cup trophy.
Silovs is simply a autochthonal of Latvia who was drafted by Vancouver successful nan sixth information of nan 2019 draft.
He has played successful 19 full NHL games crossed 3 seasons and has an 8-8-2 record. He has saved 88% of shots astatine nan NHL level pinch a 3.13 goals against average.
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This past play astatine Abbotsford, he had a 2.41 GAA and a 90.8 prevention percentage.
Tristan Jarry remains nan apical man connected Pittsburgh's goalie extent chart, but Silovs will supply immoderate bully depth.
And if nan Penguins hap to person immoderate affirmative improvement cards to play, possibly Silovs tin move nan talent that helped connected that awesome AHL playoff tally into a feline who tin really lend astatine nan NHL level.
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