Plus they have a good number of prospects already, if we could get somebody like a Bystedt for Askarov, I think that sort of deal would meet Trotz's threshold. I don't think he'll undersell Askarov at a bargain rate, but San Jose has enough good forward prospects that they should be able to work something out with one of them.
Most people understand that was never going to happen. Saros is a workhorse goalie, like Hellebuyck. He plays over 3 quarters of the games even when he is playing badly, leaving a backup sitting on the bench for 3/4 of the season.
Well that is the kind of offer you get for an unwanted/un-needed player.They've already begun. Primeau and Habs trash
I don't think it's that uncommon for prospects to be loaned back to the KHL.
| 21-22 | Darcy Kuemper | Connor Timmins, 1st-2022, 3rd-2024 |
| 16-17 | Frederik Andersen | 1st-2016 (#30 OVR), 2nd-2017 |
| 15-16 | Martin Jones | 1st-2016 (#29 OVR), Sean Kuraly |
| 15-16 | Robin Lehner * | 1st-205 (#21 OVR) |
| 13-14 | Cory Schneider | 1st-2013 (#9 OVR) |
| 11-12 | Semyon Varlamov | 1st-2012 (#11 OVR), 2nd-2012 |
Prospect for prospect trades are obviously incredibly rare and I am not sure if I would want the Sharks to make that trade because I am traditional believer that goalies are voodoo, however, I think that trade makes a ton of sense in swapping a position of strength in the Sharks system for a position of weakness and gives the Predators a good center prospect.
Agreed, I wasn’t comparing contracts, I was simply saying that Bishop was there and Vasi played himself into the starter’s role. It’s happened over and over again. I’m not saying it doesn’t look like an easy path for Askarov, I’m saying that I’m not a fan of him not seeing a challenge and pushing his way through. He’s not a proven NHL goalie yet.
Not sure...were any of them a top-3 goalie prospect at the time of their trades? I don't remember the specifics of each trade, but I remember Schneider or Lu had to be traded and Luongo had that huge contract. Varly was still an RFA at the time and if he had left for the KHL, the Caps would have received nothing in return for him.
I don’t trust the opinions of our coaches and staff that been mismanaging our prospects for years.
I mean, when it comes to goalies they know what they're talking about, especially since we brought back Korn.
I mean getting the 9th pick is probably better than a late first and a good prospect.
Schneider was coming off 3 NHL seasons of very strong play. (.930ish sv %) He would have been considered one of the stronger young NHL goalies at the time.
Probably should have, Radulov was a huge missing piece for what those competitive Nashville teams could have used
Depends on the prospect, and no way is our 1st up for grabs next year.
Well, it’s a bit of both.
Schneider had been playing in the league for 3 or 4 years when he was traded, and was clearly going to be the starter.
More like Askarov for Robertson
Bystedt or Edstrom should work just fine, no need to fly any higher than that.
I don't know what kind of money Radolov was asking after he came back to burn his ELC. He went back to Russia for four more years. Let's put it this way, a year later Ilya Kovalchuk walked away from $77 million to play in the same league where Radulov was the biggest star.
Yeah Radulov's prime was spent in Russian winning multiple continental cups and a Gagarin cup, 4 KHL MVP/Hart awards and he's 2nd in all time KHL scoring.
