Proposal: Askarov to EDM

[TFHockey]

I don't think this is a knee jerk trade proposal. Oiler fans have been questioning Stuart Skinner's ability to backstop the team to a Stanley Cup. They came within two goals in game seven last year.

This year it seems even some of Skinner's teammates are running out of patience with his sub .900 play. So if the Oilers *really* want to go for it:



Yaroslav Askarov (G)
San Jose's 4th round pick 2025



Oilers 1st round pick 2026
Stu Skinner (G)
Matt Savoie

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[Brookbank]

Seems like a fair trade.

Edmonton should at least have a 1A 1B tandem instead of having Pickard which they don't seem to have confidence in. He's never allowed to take the net from Skinner.

 

[bullslugg]

My knee just jerked out of its socket
Askerov is perfect fit for SJ timeline, hard no from SJ

 

[ManofSteel55]

I don't see San Jose moving on from Askarov, they just brought him in to be the goalie of the future, I don't see them moving him now for Skinner and futures.

 

[Viqsi]

Y'know, normally when someone is rumored to be on the move, those rumors cease to be applicable after they, y'know, actually get moved.

I don't think the Sharks have quite soured on Askarov yet.

 

[Pete Taylor]

No from SJ.

Savoie is nothing prospect, Skinner is a cap dump, a 28-32 pick does not do it.

 

[Kcoyote3]

So we just traded a first in 2025 and Edstrom for Askarov. Why would we downgrade to a later first and a decent but barely better prospect than Edstrom...4 months after making that trade?

And we get your shit goalie too? Hooray! Also amazing that the Sharks are giving up a 4th as well.

 

[TheBeard]

I rarely shit on proposals, but this seems like a proposal worthy of being shit on.

 

[Patty Ice]

What is a hard pass

Let's stay with Trade proposals that will never happen for 500 Alex.

 

[VeteranPresence]

Not good at all for SJ.

 

[Juxtaposer]

F*** no. You have two assets in your entire organization that I would trade Askarov for and they aren't moving.

 

[Hobnobs]

This is one of the shittiest proposals of the year....

 

[Internazionale]

Brutal.

 

[TFHockey]

So we just traded a first in 2025 and Edstrom for Askarov. Why would we downgrade to a later first and a decent but barely better prospect than Edstrom...4 months after making that trade?

And we get your shit goalie too? Hooray! Also amazing that the Sharks are giving up a 4th as well.

The Sharks traded away the pick acquired from the Golden Knights. I am not certain we're talking downgrade here.

Let's put the brakes on the hyperbole here. Skinner isn't a shit goaltender. The Oilers need an upgrade in net. No team trades a 1st and a prospect for a lateral move in position.

I realize the trade was made just a few months ago. Will Askarov be happy playing behind Blackwood and Vanecek? He is getting a shot because Vitek is hurt but it is a worthwhile question. He wants to be a starter. This trade guarantees that.

 

[Patty Ice]

Seems like a fair trade.

Sarcasm?

Will Askarov be happy playing behind Blackwood and Vanecek?

You mean the two UFAs at the end of the season? Yes.

And he has said as much.

Askarov Has No Problem Being in AHL

Yaroslav Askarov has no problem being in the AHL. And that’s where he is, after the San Jose Sharks sent him down to the San Jose Barracuda on Friday. Askarov has missed the entirety of training camp with a lower-body injury, so a spell in the AHL is exactly what he needs to get back […]

sanjosehockeynow.com

 

[Internazionale]

The Sharks traded away the pick acquired from the Golden Knights. I am not certain we're talking downgrade here.

Let's put the brakes on the hyperbole here. Skinner isn't a shit goaltender. The Oilers need an upgrade in net. No team trades a 1st and a prospect for a lateral move in position.

I realize the trade was made just a few months ago. Will Askarov be happy playing behind Blackwood and Vanecek? He is getting a shot because Vitek is hurt but it is a worthwhile question. He wants to be a starter. This trade guarantees that.

Skinner is not a piece in any deal that gets you Askarov. Period.

 

[Patty Ice]

Skinner is not a piece in any deal that gets you Askarov. Period.

It's delusional.

 

[Viqsi]

Let's put the brakes on the hyperbole here. Skinner isn't a shit goaltender.

Hmm. Why, yes, I do believe that is Skinner I see with one of the worst GSAE rates in the League despite being handed pretty good xGA numbers by his defense.
Maybe you meant to say "not as shit as Pickard", but that's not exactly a high bar to clear.

Based on this analysis of yours, the Jackets can outbid you by offering Elvis Merzlikins instead.

 

[Kielbasa]

Say what you want about the proposal, but throwing Askarov into the deep end as a starter for a team with iffy defence and cup aspirations seems like a recepie for failure.

 

[fasterthanlight]

So we just traded a first in 2025 and Edstrom for Askarov. Why would we downgrade to a later first and a decent but barely better prospect than Edstrom...4 months after making that trade?

And we get your shit goalie too? Hooray! Also amazing that the Sharks are giving up a 4th as well.

I was strongly against it for all of the reasons you gave. But then I double checked, and, indeed, us giving up an extra fourth changed my mind. Sharks say yes for sure.

(mods should probably lock this?)

 

[Golden_Jet]

Don’t see why the Sharks do this, they just got the guy.

 

[Cup or Bust]

There is no way San Jose is trading Askarov.

 

[mphmiles]

Savoie + Skinner for future considerations, i.e. nothing, would be a relatively fair deal.

This is basically a late first for a 4th and one of the best goaltending prospects in the game. Grier blocks Bowman's number if he's offered this trade.

 

[MackAttack71]

Nothing to see here

 

[GrumpyKoala]

My knee just jerked out of its socket
Askerov is perfect fit for SJ timeline, hard no from SJ

Common... Let's say you happen to walk by the park at midnight and notice an unclaimed black briefcase under the bench and that just like that we end up trading in good fate.