Penguins Acquire Goalie Silovs from Canucks

Just when I was rather blissfully settling into deep a summertime hockey slumber, Kyle Dubas had to go and pull off another trade.

The Penguins’ POHO/GM acquired 24-year-old goalie Arturs Silovs from old friend Jimmy Rutherford’s Canucks for minor-league forward Chase Stillman and a fourth-round pick in the 2027 Entry Draft.

My initial reaction…surprise bordering on shock. Especially since PenguinPoop colleague Caleb Di’Natale rousted me from an actual afternoon nap to inform me of the trade. Bear with me while I try to organize my thoughts.

I presumed we’d parted with Alex Nedeljkovic for the express purpose of opening up a slot behind starter Tristan Jarry for one (or both) of our prime…