Premise of the thread is that the Preds lock up Saros long term and take him to his twilight.
Value of: Best 1 for 1 return for Askarov
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He’s easily 1A/1B goalie prospect in the game today, check his AHL numbers this season, he absolutely could get some decent return
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Seems like the only trade that makes sense is Askarov for a young center, with top 6 ability. Mercer's an expensive price to pay, and has had mixed results at C making it an unideal swap for both sides but maybe would get it done.
I have no idea where Mercer goes from here but his start has been quite poor and it's now an open question where he fits long term in the Devils' plans.
I have no idea where Mercer goes from here but his start has been quite poor and it's now an open question where he fits long term in the Devils' plans.
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Can you provide a source for that? There were rumors he wanted Reinbacher. Anyway it's an argument that is irrelevant as the Habs reportedly declined Askarov + for the 5th so they could pick reinbacher. So I'm assuming that 5 months later they would have the same opinion.
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Every piece of reporting surrounding Trotz at the draft, except for one Montreal source apparently. This is the first time nearly any Preds fan would have heard there was interest in Reinbacher for that package.
good luck with that
that's fine because Montreal isn't trading him for Askarov anyway
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I think they run a super tandem like Boston is until they can’t afford it. Askarov will have even more value after he proves it in the show for a couple seasons. Or you can move Saros then.
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Seems like the "best case scenario" for the Preds keeping Askarov is for him to develop into a legit starter, but stuck behind an older, more established and more expensive starter. Kind of a Luongo/Schneider type of situation in Vancouver, where both wants to start 60 games, and neither is super happy with the amounts of games they get. The Nucks did pretty good in getting value for Schneider, but that wasn't a lock, Gillis could've easily got lowballed and he would be in a tough spot.
If that is the "best case scenario", seems kind of prudent to explore what they can get for Askarov in the open market right now. Or, if they are going to rebuild anyways, sell high on Saros when Askarov is ready? Obviously not selling Askarov on a discount, but if you can get a young 2C or top 3D or a blue chip prospect, it might be worth considering?
If that is the "best case scenario", seems kind of prudent to explore what they can get for Askarov in the open market right now. Or, if they are going to rebuild anyways, sell high on Saros when Askarov is ready? Obviously not selling Askarov on a discount, but if you can get a young 2C or top 3D or a blue chip prospect, it might be worth considering?
Mercer for Askarov makes sense also maybe Savoie for Askarov.
If I’m buffalo I’d offer-
Krebs, Ostlund/Rosen and a 2024 3rd for Askarov
If I’m buffalo I’d offer-
Krebs, Ostlund/Rosen and a 2024 3rd for Askarov
Sorry, I just want to clarify
That was or suggested to be pick 5 and potentially 15 for Askarov? A prospect goal tender?
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Decent sure. Not 11 tho
Yeah I gues Mercer is the best player I could see it making sense for, but I don’t agree that he goes top 6 in a redraft.
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Teams don’t go crazy and send prime assets away over a few games….Yeah, I really doubt the highest Askarov can get is a a good prospect and a 2nd.He's one of the best goalie prospects in the league and he's putting up crazy numbers in Milwaukee.
He’s a goalie. I mean, you can doubt it all you’d like, but show us where a team has ever sent any prime assets away for an unproven goalie. Even one drafted in the first round. They just don’t.
Its only a few games this year.
Nobody’s taking anything away from him as a prospect, but he’s less than .910 overall, in less than a season worth of AHL games. That’s nothing special.
NHL teams have just never shown that they’re willing to spend prime assets on goalies who are unproven at the NHL level. So the entire thread is fantasy.
It’s literally happened once in modern history, that a team traded a recent 1st Round goalie before he played in the NHL and proven himself.
That was Rask, who was traded a year later for Andrew Raycroft. Not exactly a stunning return. Certainly not a high value return.
Value wise, the best example is probably Bill Ranford, and he even had a year in the NHL. But in 1988 he was traded for Andy Moog and Geoff Courtnall. He was considered a great prospect as a 3rd rounder. Like I said though, had already shown he could be an NHL starter.
So it just doesn’t happen.
No, Askarov put up some great numbers last year as a rookie, the only rookies with better numbers were 24-25.
