At least Chrona is putting up great numbers in his few starts too which cuts the sting a bit. Although I still think the big question with Askarov is his consistency. We know he can be really good but he also goes through stretches were he is brutally bad and unfortunately for him two of those stretches have taken place in the playoffs.
Yeah, we've seen he can dominate the AHL during the regular season. Call me when the same happens in the AHL playoffs or better yet, in the NHL..
Eh, depends how the return pans out. Edstrom is off to a great start in the SHL this year and there's still a pick to be made so even if Askarov is a star it hopefully won't approach the disaster (from the Caps' perspective) of the Forsberg trade.
Only thing that keeps me sane is that Edstrom is looking good and our current center depth absolutely needs a boost. I know edstrom doesnt address that now. It just shows that center is an area of much concern.
