{"id":117104,"date":"2024-05-05T15:24:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T15:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=117104"},"modified":"2024-05-05T15:24:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T15:24:40","slug":"canucks-vs-oilers-its-an-arty-party-as-goalie-is-vancouvers-newest-underdog-legend-nguyensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/canucks-vs-oilers-its-an-arty-party-as-goalie-is-vancouvers-newest-underdog-legend-nguyensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Canucks vs. Oilers: It&#8217;s an Arty Party, as goalie is Vancouver&#8217;s newest underdog legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2 id=\"articleTitle\" data-tb-title=\"\">Canucks vs. Oilers: It&#8217;s an Arty Party, as goalie is Vancouver&#8217;s newest underdog legend<\/h2>\n<p>Goalie graveyard? Forget about it. Vancouver Canucks fans love underdogs and Arturs &#8216;Arty Party&#8217; Silovs is just the latest.<\/p>\n<div data-evt-val=\"{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;element_type&quot;: &quot;element_type&quot;, &quot;element_name&quot;: &quot;element_name&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Other&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: []}}, &quot;element_type&quot;: &quot;author_newsletter&quot;, &quot;element_name&quot;: &quot;sign-up&quot;}\" data-callout=\"\" data-evt=\"visible\" data-evt-typ=\"element_view\">Get the latest from Patrick Johnston straight to your inbox<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Published May 05, 2024\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0Last updated 15\u00a0minutes ago\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a04 minute read<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/theprovince\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2150405489.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;h=216&amp;sig=xbNql6VS1nJ5ZaWkRWOZKw\" alt=\"silovs\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><figcaption>Arturs Silovs of the Vancouver Canucks defends his net during the first period in Game Five of the First Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Nashville Predators at Rogers Arena on April 30, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.\u00a0Photo by Derek Cain\u00a0\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<p data-async=\"\">Fans of the\u00a0Vancouver Canucks\u00a0have long loved their underdogs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[6,6],[320,50],[300,50],[300,250],[300,600]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" data-google-query-id=\"CLGBor7o9oUDFbRbDwId2lAIQQ\" aria-describedby=\"advertisment1556363894793407753981783898587136\">This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/div>\n<section id=\"article-block\" data-aqa=\"identity-sign-in\" data-async=\"\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<div>THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/div>\n<p>Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. 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How else to explain persevering through five decades of championship-free, never-quite-there misery?<\/section>\n<div data-v-4e5235d5=\"\" data-v-4d5dc0aa=\"\" data-v-0152aed8=\"\" data-test=\"vf-es-root-element\" data-sso-conversation-starter=\"\" data-aqa=\"widget-conversation-starter\" data-widget=\"conversation_starter\" data-engage=\"0\">\n<div data-v-4e5235d5=\"\" data-test=\"vf-es-content-default\"><span data-v-4e5235d5=\"\">Have your say\u00a0<\/span><span data-v-4e5235d5=\"\">Leave a comment and share your thoughts with our community.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section>You must find the little things to enjoy.Like third-string goaltenders posting shutouts in series-clinching games on the road.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Even with the game thousands of kilometres away, Canucks fans who were walking out of Rogers Arena following the Game 6 viewing party were chanting \u201cSilovs! Silovs!\u201d in the streets for goalie\u00a0Arturs Silovs.<\/p>\n<p>With a glove like that, you know you should be glad.<\/p>\n<p>Canucks fans have always taken a liking to backup goalies \u2014 think Eddie Lack, Cory Schneider and Bob Essensa \u2014 as well as the true underdogs, like Jeff Cowan, Rory Fitzpatrick. Whatever else happens in his career, Silovs is now in this pile of fan fun.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div aria-labelledby=\"CanucksReport9841393800020001872194030113128448\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component=\"\" data-target-list=\"VanSun_CanucksReport\" data-widget=\"newsletter\" data-engage=\"0\">\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/16.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-vs-canucksReport.svg\" alt=\"Canucks Report Banner\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" data-google-query-id=\"CLKBor7o9oUDFbRbDwId2lAIQQ\" aria-describedby=\"advertisment8807537833553825954815761700618240\">This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/div>\n<section>\n<p data-async=\"\">With Silovs now certain to start Game 1 Tuesday versus the\u00a0Edmonton Oilers, they\u2019ll have a little bit of time to practise taking those chants to the next level: follow the lead of Latvian fans last year, I say.<\/p>\n<p>After Silovs played a starring role for his homeland at the World Championships at home in Riga, leading them to a third-place finish, Latvia\u2019s best-ever placing at the Worlds, fans took inspiration from the Beatles\u2019s classic hit She Loves You.<\/p>\n<figure data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/theprovince\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2150413637.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;sig=xL3pFmnWRf0eXhmfm-iYrw\" alt=\"silovs\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/theprovince\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2150413637.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;sig=xL3pFmnWRf0eXhmfm-iYrw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/theprovince\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2150413637.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;sig=xL3pFmnWRf0eXhmfm-iYrw, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/theprovince\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2150413637.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;sig=a74LTCJmB1FZifubZCh_6A 2x\" \/><figcaption>Roman Josi #59 of the Nashville Predators scores a goal on Arturs Silovs #31 as Teddy Blueger #53 of the Vancouver Canucks looks on during the third period in Game Five of the First Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Arena on April 30, 2024.\u00a0Photo by Derek Cain\u00a0\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Silovs in Latvian is correctly pronounced almost exactly as \u201cshe loves\u201d in English, so Latvian fans simply sang \u201cSilovs you, yeah, yeah yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What an opening that would be to the series, having fans serenading their newest underdog hero.<\/p>\n<p>And in the series to come, the Canucks are going to need Silovs at his absolute best.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" data-google-query-id=\"CLOBor7o9oUDFbRbDwId2lAIQQ\" aria-describedby=\"advertisment8370281914536642356588148428898304\">This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/div>\n<section>\n<p data-async=\"\">Thatcher Demko\u00a0is back on the ice, but his return isn\u2019t imminent. All the timelines being whispered behind the scenes about a possible return for Demko have said a return late in the series, not early.<\/p>\n<p>So Silovs will be the man for a little while yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just wanted to embrace the challenge and I\u2019ve played on big stages before and was already familiar with what could happen,\u201d Silovs said after Friday\u2019s win.<\/p>\n<figure data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/theprovince\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cp171025999.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;sig=ia-aNhNCx2-3d3UqasNrrw\" alt=\"ian cole canucks passes puck stanley cup playoffs\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/theprovince\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cp171025999.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;sig=ia-aNhNCx2-3d3UqasNrrw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/theprovince\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cp171025999.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;sig=ia-aNhNCx2-3d3UqasNrrw, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/theprovince\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cp171025999.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;sig=tJF7S0MijmUwJtbieD9gIg 2x\" \/><figcaption>Vancouver Canucks defenceman Ian Cole passes the puck away from Nashville Predators centre Ryan O\u2019Reilly during the Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Friday, May 3 in Nashville.\u00a0Photo by George Walker IV\u00a0\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He\u2019s as calm as it gets, even in victory.<\/p>\n<p>But you know he quietly relishes it all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery game for a goalie is outperforming the other guy and winning the battle,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks defeated the Predators because they were strong on defence, especially on the penalty kill. They killed off 19 of 21 Nashville power plays, a remarkable statistic.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" data-google-query-id=\"CLSBor7o9oUDFbRbDwId2lAIQQ\" aria-describedby=\"advertisment2616937036752835397509399143514112\">This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/div>\n<section>One of the two goals, remember, was Silovs knocking the puck into his own net after a mad goalmouth smash up. So really, only one shot beat him clean.But in the series to come, the PK is going to be under as much pressure as you can get.<\/p>\n<p>The Oilers have the NHL\u2019s best power play.<\/p>\n<p>They demolished the Los Angeles Kings in the first round in large part due to their power play, scoring on 45 per cent of their opportunities, a total of seven goals. (In total, they outscored L.A. at all strengths by nine goals on the series.)<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton, by the way, also killed off all of L.A.\u2019s power plays, a massive special teams swing.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">It\u2019s no surprise to hear head coach\u00a0Rick Tocchet\u00a0say that his team knows they can\u2019t get into a \u201cpenalty-fest\u201d against the Oilers. Giving a power play that features Conor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl more chances than they\u2019ll already create on their own is a bad idea.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-6\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"6\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" data-google-query-id=\"CLWBor7o9oUDFbRbDwId2lAIQQ\" aria-describedby=\"advertisment8474519321749940234586222976040960\">This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/div>\n<section>The Canucks have taken a defence-first approach to the game over the second half. They gave Nashville next to nothing.And sure, they swept the Oilers during the regular season, but three of those wins were early in the year, when the Oilers were reeling and hadn\u2019t begun the amazing surge that saw them nearly beat the Canucks for the division title.<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks may have won the division in the end, but, like their goalie, they go into this series as plucky underdogs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are who we are,\u201d Tocchet said after Friday\u2019s win. \u201cBut we hang in. The way we play defence keeps us in. I\u2019m proud of the way guys bought in. We had jitters and hopefully winning this series will loosen some people up, but it\u2019s going to get harder.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canucks vs. Oilers: It&#8217;s an Arty Party, as goalie is Vancouver&#8217;s newest underdog legend Goalie graveyard? Forget about it. 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