So your team just traded its third-string goaltender who also just led them to a Calder Cup Championship and was named AHL Playoffs MVP. You might be sad, you might be angry, you might be pleased to see the return your team managed to get! What you should definitely be curious about is how such a trade affects the rest of your team’s depth at the goaltending position. Let’s dive in. Over the weekend, the Vancouver Canucks dealt Arturs Silovs to the Pittsburgh Penguins, acquiring AHL forward Chase Stillman and a 2027 fourth-round pick in the process. Here’s how the Canucks’ goaltending depth chart is looking after the trade. NHL goalies: Thatcher Demko and Kevin Lankinen The biggest reason Silovs was traded in the first place was that the Canucks are more than comfortable with an NHL tandem of Thatcher Demko and Kevin Lankinen. With both goaltenders now signed to extensions, the Vancouver goal crease is slated to be a relatively crowded one, which would have meant Silovs hitting waivers and being claimed for
