How's that for a headline, eh? When the Vancouver Canucks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks] traded 24-year-old Arturs Silovs [https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-trade-goaltender-arturs-silovs-to-the-pittsburgh-penguins] to the Pittsburgh Penguins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins] on Sunday for a fourth-round pick and a middling prospect in Chase Stillman, they did so with their fingers crossed that he won't make them look ridiculous. That's because there have been times when Silovs has been good. Very good. And others, such as the start of last season, when he has been the opposite of good. The Canucks were faced with the prospect of dealing the Calder Cup MVP [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/canucks-arturs-silovs-named-ahl-playoffs-mvp] for pennies on the dollar or likely losing him for nothing if they put him on waivers. They chose the former, the same way the Chicago Blackhawks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks] did with Hasek 33 years ago. Hasek went on to become the greatest goaltender the game has ever seen. (And don't @ me. He is the best there ever was.) At the time, nobody, least of all the Blackhawks, could have dreamed he'd ever become what he became. Arturs Silovs (Bob Frid-Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/65ebfe52-f0eb-4a97-9771-21da330a69d4.jpeg] Arturs Silovs (Bob Frid-Imagn Images) Watch today's video column for the full take, and share your thoughts. Get the latest news and trending stories by following The Hockey News on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] and by subscribing to The Hockey News newsletter here [http://eepurl.com/i7OC4I]. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com.
