In 2017, he moved to Nizhny Novgorod to play in the farm system of Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club Torpedo.
[2][3] Initially attending 2023 training camp in the MHL, Silayev was called up to Torpedo's KHL team for the preseason and earned a roster spot to start the 2023–24 season.
In his KHL debut at 17 years old, the season opener against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, he recorded nearly 20 minutes of time on ice, a significant display of trust from coach Igor Larionov in a league where young players typically begin their careers with extremely limited minutes.
[1][6] In five playoff games, he added two assists in Torpedo's first round exit at the hands of SKA Saint Petersburg.
Upon Torpedo's elimination, he was reassigned to Chaika, where he tallied three more assists in ten games en route to a semifinal exit.