Fitzgerald also mentioned a handful of prospects who could be available at No. Here’s some analysis on Askarov’s fundamentals from Steve Kournianos over at The Draft Analyst: Askarov mostly uses a Reverse Vertical-Horizontal (RVH) with his skate blade on the post and stick blade perfectly horizontal to the ice. After a rocky season, 35-year-old goalie Pekka Rinne may not be long for the Predators.

Please enter your email address to reset your password. Most projections have Askarov going a few picks before Calgary is slated at 19th, with Craig Button ranking him all the way up at 7th. They’re the type of players that can pull everybody with them. We've received your submission. The Flames are pretty happy with how CHL Goalie of the Year Dustin Wolf has progressed for them after they selected him 214th overall in 2019, but they have also been let down before by highly-touted junior goalies.
His backup, Amir Miftakhov, played the third period against the Czechs before starting Russia’s next game, against Canada, and recording a shutout in a 6-0 win. Braden Schneider | Kaiden Guhle | Seth Jarvis | Connor Zary | Jacob Perreault | Noel Gunler | Lukas Reichel | Dylan Holloway | Hendrix Lapierre | Jan Myšák | Jake Neighbours | Mavrik Bourque | Ozzy Wiesblatt | John-Jason Peterka.

and they could very well be tempted by the consensus top goalie prospect in the draft. Askarov regained the net and posted decent, if unspectacular numbers, for the remainder of the tournament before being benched in favour of Miftakhov for the gold medal game against Canada, which Russia lost 4-3.

1 overall picks in Nico Hischier (2017) and Jack Hughes (2019). In such a deep draft, it’s not hard to envision a goalie like Askarov slipping further than expected on October 6. After all, the Florida Panthers chose Spencer Knight with the 13th pick of the 2019 NHL Draft. Your Ad Choices “The buyouts are options for everybody. Flamesnation is a fan site with no direct affiliation to the Calgary Flames, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, NHL, or NHLPA, Askarov is the latest in a line of phenomenal goaltenders to have come out of Russia in the last decade. Hockey teams often balk at drafting goalies with a high first-round pick, but the Predators did just that by selecting Yaroslav Askarov with the 11th pick of the 2020 NHL Draft. […] He was especially impressive in the game against Finland where he stopped 34 out of 35 shots.

He does leave room upstairs on occasion; possibly gambling on a shooter’s inability to elevate. How does that work for us? But will he be available to them? It would be exceedingly strange to see a goalie picked in the top-10. “I’m not looking for a quick fix here,” Fitzgerald told reporters last week. He started two of the three games and was even forced to play the final 10 minutes of the third game because their other goalie was chased out. “I don’t have an answer to that, to be honest,” Fitzgerald said. Yaroslav Askarov is unquestionably the top goaltender prospect in the 2020 draft class and will provide a team with an elite-level talent. He’s just 17 years old but already taking over the number one job for the Russians at the U20 level. Taking Yaroslav Askarov at fourth should be given some thought by the Red Wings front office and Steve Yzerman. I guess I’ll just leave it at that.”, Islanders take huge step to keeping core intact, THE BEST INSIGHTS FROM THE ULTIMATE INSIDERS, Blue Rush: A NY Giants Podcast For general manager Tom Fitzgerald, who has the Nos. Along with Ilya Sorokin, he’ll likely soon join Igor Shesterkin, Ilya Samsonov, Semyon Varlamov, Alexandar Georgiev, Andrei Vasilevskiy, and Sergei Bobrosvky as goalies who have made the transition overseas. He had a couple of bad games at the World Juniors where opponents victimized his glove hand but neither his blocker nor his glove have proved to be liabilities during his distinguished career overseas thus far. The 18-year-old plays in the position of “Goaltender.” Solid between the sticks, the goaltender has a height of around 1.9 meters and weighs 80 kg. With Jon Gillies on his way out as a UFA and Nick Schneider likely 50/50 to receive a qualifying offer by October 7, the Flames really only have three viable goaltending prospects in Wolf, Zagidulin, and Parsons. Askarov is a decent-sized goalie (6’3″, 176 lbs.) Do Not Sell My Personal Information. from Steve Kournianos over at The Draft Analyst. His positioning was excellent and he did a great job at reading the plays.

Parsons has struggled with injury issues and consistency as a pro; Zagidulin has proven he can make some big saves in key moments to win AHL games, but he also hasn’t displayed anything resembling dominance over lower-level competition like some of his counterparts.