Value of: Askarov

[Byrddog]

If I was the Predators I'd want a stud Center prospect to even think of trading him at the moment

Stud and center is something Nashville has not been able to comprehend. There is no reason to move Askarov, any trade would be potential for potential.

 

[Soundgarden]

Robertson+Knies+Scott for Askarov+4th

 

[Habs Halifax]

Jarvis is a no. Drury is a maybe but no real need for Preds to trade him or Canes to pick him up now. Revisit in a year.

Drury will not get you Askarov. Stop overrating your prospects

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Drury will not get you Askarov. Stop overrating your prospects

Drury is a really good prospect, I thought... basically NHL-ready? I'm still not looking to trade Askarov for a prospect, but if I was, I don't think Drury would be off the table. The Canes have that shotgun blast draft approach, so they should be able to perhaps add another lesser goalie prospect back in the deal, maybe some other wildcard too.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Drury is a really good prospect, I thought... basically NHL-ready? I'm still not looking to trade Askarov for a prospect, but if I was, I don't think Drury would be off the table. The Canes have that shotgun blast draft approach, so they should be able to perhaps add another lesser goalie prospect back in the deal, maybe some other wildcard too.

He don't suck but he doesn't get you Askarov.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Preds shouldn’t be in any hurry to move askarov

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

He don't suck but he doesn't get you Askarov.

He doesn't beat out the Holloway/Bourgault offer above, anyway.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

He don't suck but he doesn't get you Askarov.

Gee thanks. He’s a really good prospect for the Canes.

For someone who is constantly trying to snipe at us, one would think you’d actually try to learn more about our players lol

 

[Habs Halifax]

Gee thanks. He’s a really good prospect for the Canes.

For someone who is constantly trying to snipe at us, one would think you’d actually try to learn more about our players lol

You just got to stop overrating your prospects. Canes fans do this all the time. It's only the Canes fans who does this too which is annoying

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Oh come on, he added a bunch of...stuff...to Robertson, that should surely get it done, no?

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Oh come on, he added a bunch of...stuff...to Robertson, that should surely get it done, no?

Knies is a better prospect than Robertson, no?

 

[peconcan]

Oh come on, he added a bunch of...stuff...to Robertson, that should surely get it done, no?

I was sort’ve wondering what more he’d want. I’m personally not huge on Knies but he’s rated pretty highly on the Leafs board
Edit: Didn’t realize you were also a Preds fan lol

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I was sort’ve wondering what more he’d want. I’m personally not huge on Knies but he’s rated pretty highly on the Leafs board
Edit: Didn’t realize you were also a Preds fan lol

One key is that we probably just don't want Robertson, at all. He's a skilled little guy, but that's not really a fit for how our team is building. Whereas Knies is scoring nicely and is a much bigger guy.

So something like Knies + 1st + some other goalie prospect might work... if such a time came that I was starting to lose faith in Askarov anyway, and was willing to cash him in for other futures. I don't think it will ever come to that. But I don't think our current team philosophy would accommodate Robertson as a centerpiece of any trade, that's for sure.

 

[GeauxPreds1]

You just got to stop overrating your prospects. Canes fans do this all the time. It's only the Canes fans who does this too which is annoying

Whoa this is deep coming from a Montreal fan . You might not but the majority of your fan base overvalues every single prospect they have.

 

[57special]

Knies looks very impressive as a prospect so far. Certainly outperforming where he was picked at.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Whoa this is deep coming from a Montreal fan . You might not but the majority of your fan base overvalues every single prospect they have.

It was humor and the point went over your head. All fan bases overrate their own.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Whoa this is deep coming from a Montreal fan . You might not but the majority of your fan base overvalues every single prospect they have.

You should dig up some of his posts about Price’s value.

 

[Beezeral]

Askarov fits perfectly in with our next generation of prospects and we like to build from the net out. It'd take an elite prospect to get us to trade him imo, someone like Lundell.

Why are the Panthers trading their best C prospect for a goalie when they already have Knight?

 

[Soundgarden]

Why are the Panthers trading their best C prospect for a goalie when they already have Knight?

I said someone like Lundell, he's the type of prospect we'd want. Obviously Florida has no reason to do such a trade.

 

[summer tooth]

Oilers should try to get their hands on the young Askarov

 

[Soundgarden]

Oilers should try to get their hands on the young Askarov

His value is still quite high.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

You don’t think Askarov will be NHL starter ready before he’s 28?

Saros is a year younger than Vasilevsky, he’s not going anywhere anytime soon imo.

I don’t think Nashville’s scenario is like Florida’s where Bob’s clear successor in a couple years is Knight when Bob really starts declining due to age. Saros is only 6 years older, him and Askarov will definitely have a significant overlap period.

This assumes Saros signs another contract with Nashville, Either way it is far too early for them to want to move him. He's not NHL ready and probably won't be for a couple years. If they do decide to move him then it will be more along the lines of the Freddy Andersen trade from Anaheim, not the Rask trade from Toronto. Goalies are always so hit or miss due to the long development curve that they often hold their draft pedigree (if drafted highly) for quite a few years

 

[kinghock]

Oilers should try to get their hands on the young Askarov

At this time nobody knows if young Russian players will be ever playing in NHL.

We will see if Russian prospects will be drafted in this year draft…

 

[herzausstein]

You don’t think Askarov will be NHL starter ready before he’s 28?

Saros is a year younger than Vasilevsky, he’s not going anywhere anytime soon imo.

I don’t think Nashville’s scenario is like Florida’s where Bob’s clear successor in a couple years is Knight when Bob really starts declining due to age. Saros is only 6 years older, him and Askarov will definitely have a significant overlap period.

So hold onto Askarov until he’s nhl ready and trade Saros. You hold onto the younger goalie with a higher ceiling. Unless there’s a deal that can’t be turned down I don’t see why we’d trade Askarov.

 

[Accelleratii]

This is silly. Couldn't be a more perfect situation for Askarov as there will be no rushing him to the NHL. He can take the appropriate steps at each pro level and then essentially do an apprenticeship under Saros. Figure a 5-6 year trajectory before he's in the NHL at which point Saros will be about 32 years old and it'll be a slow handing of the torch very similar to what Rinne did with Saros. Saros had over 150 starts before he became #1 in Nashville.

The only issue now with the above plan is the war in Ukraine, as this situation might push the Predators to and get his ELC signed in the next few months to get him in the USA before that door closes.