Observer: Shilov proved convincingly that he will become the Canucks’ number two next season

Arthur Shilov | Photo: Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press

The journalist of the North American media “The Athletic” Thomas Drens has expressed his opinion about the goalkeeper of the Vancouver “Canucks” of the National Hockey League (NHL) team. Arthur Shilova performance in the Stanley Cup.

It has already been announced that the “Canucks” lost 2-3 against the Edmonton “Oilers” in the seventh match of the second round of the playoff tournament, thus losing the entire series 3-4, failing to enter the finals of the Western Conference.

The 23-year-old Shilov went on the court in ten matches in a row, in which he saved 89.8% of the shots and averaged 2.91 rebounds. The Latvian goalkeeper also has one dry match – in the first round against the “Predators” of Nashville.

“Although the Latvian was thrown into the “play-off” meat grinder, he played convincingly, despite his lack of experience. In the first round, the Latvian played Jūsa Saros in the fourth to sixth matches. He was steady and confident in the fourth and fifth games, while in the sixth he made a sensational all-28 save.

In the series against the Oilers, he may have lacked confidence in games one and six against a high-powered offense, but there wasn’t a game that was lost because of him. Even in the sixth match, when Shilov had problems, puck control and poor offensive play were a much more serious reason. What is most surprising is that he always recovered. Shilow was the only reason the second game went to overtime despite McDavid’s dominance. In Game 3, he helped the Canucks to a victory despite 13 for seivs. He was also good in the seventh game, making a couple of saves that could become the most beautiful of the entire play-off tournament.

Shilov’s athleticism and rebound control are his strengths. He has room to grow when trying to see the puck on long range shots, but the young and inexperienced goaltender can’t be expected to be perfect. In the end, he turned out to be a good goalkeeper and convincingly proved that he will become the Canucks’ number two next season,” writes the journalist.

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