The 18-year-old Askarov, the No. Saros’ contract ends after the 2020-21 season. “There’s risk in anything that you do,” Kealty added. “We’ve seen a lot of Russian top talents come before him, whether it’s (Florida Panthers goalie) Sergei Bobrosvky, (Tampa Bay Lightning goalie) Andrei Vasilevskiy…we even compared him to Pekka Rinne and (Los Angeles Kings goalie) Jonathan Quick in terms of his athleticism…He’s a guy that’s been on our radar for quite a while and we really feel he fits the bill as a franchise goaltender.”. 11 in just a few days. Most recently in the KHL with SKA St. Petersburg. nationTooltips['player-2456'] = JSON.parse('{"id":2456,"name":"Brayden Point","position":"C","identifier":"brayden-point","faceUrl":"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/static.fantasydata.com\/headshots\/nhl\/low-res\/30000742.png","teamName":"Tampa Bay Lightning","playerRating":78.0215363942254,"playerPositionRank":13,"playerPositionRankColor":"#749f53","capHit":6750000,"draftYear":2014,"dailyfaceoffUrl":"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/players\/news\/brayden-point\/2852\/?utm_source=nationinfobox&utm_medium=url&utm_campaign=nationinfobox","dailyfaceoffLogo":"https:\/\/api.dailyfaceoff.com\/uploads\/nation_site\/logo\/7\/dailyfaceoff.png","hockeyfightsUrl":"https:\/\/www.hockeyfights.com\/players\/19594","hockeyfightsLogo":"https:\/\/api.dailyfaceoff.com\/uploads\/nation_site\/logo\/8\/hockeyfightslogo.png","puckpediaUrl":"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/e\/62204?utm_source=nationinfobox&utm_medium=url&utm_campaign=nationinfobox","puckpediaLogo":"https:\/\/api.dailyfaceoff.com\/uploads\/nation_site\/logo\/9\/puckpedialogo.png"}');. He went 2-1-0 with a 0.74 goals-against average and .974 save percentage with one shutout in three games with SKA Saint Petersburg in the KHL this year. The Nashville Predators have drafted a goaltender in the first round of the NHL draft only twice in franchise history. And will fans boo Lavi when he returns? If the Predators were sold on Saros as a franchise goaltender, they would see no need to look for another one. Does a coaching hire mean Joey is here to stay? 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His +4.53 goals saved above average ranked 20th among that same group. 1-ranked goaltender in the 2020 draft by NHL Central Scouting, is just the sixth Russian-born goalie to ever be selected in the first round of the NHL draft. Konovalov is quick — it’s not elite quickness for a 5-foot-11 goalie, but he’s quick and it never seems like he has to make a dive across the net. 7 and then one first-round forward might be enough if they can improve the NHL roster by moving the other pick. The Edmonton Oilers are in need of goaltending help both at the NHL level and through their organization’s depth chart. Copyright © 1999-2019 Nashville Predators and the National Hockey League. - Askarov spent the majority of the 2019-20 season with Neva St. Petersburg in Russia's second division where he went 12-3-3 with a 2.45 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Yaroslav Askarov, 2002-06-16 Omsk, RUS Russia. Brooks Bratten. roster size salary cap cap hit overages bonuses cap space; 20: $81,500,000: $77,881,666: $0: $730,000: $3,618,334 I think that’s where the Oilers should turn their heads with the 14th pick to someone like Seth Jarvis, who has been compared to Brayden Pointwindow.nationTooltips = window.nationTooltips || {}; Please enter your email address to reset your password. NashvillePredators.com is the official website of the Nashville Predators and NashvillePredators.com are trademarks of the Nashville Predators. However, his numbers weren’t spectacular last year, as he went 17-12-4 with a 2.70 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage. The hype is similar to that of Carey Pricewindow.nationTooltips = window.nationTooltips || {}; Currently unsigned by the Oilers, Konovalov is playing for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the KHL as the clubs starting goaltender at 22-years-old and is in his third year doing so.

In addition to Saros, the Predators have Connor Ingram with the Milwaukee Admirals, who finished third in the AHL last season in both save percentage (.933) and goals-against average (1.92). Why the Edmonton Oilers should avoid drafting Yaroslav Askarov. The Preds are currently scheduled to have seven opportunities to select those players in the upcoming NHL Draft - which will be held virtually - including the 11th overall pick in Round 1.

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