Confirmed Trade: [SJS/NSH] Yaroslav Askarov, Nolan Burke, 2025 COL 3rd round pick for David Edstrom, Magnus Chrona, 2025 SJS/VGK 1st round pick (top 10 conditional)

[Brodeur]

How so? They got basically 2 1st rounders for Askarov.

Edstrom was a 32nd overall pick and Vegas' pick could be in the 20s. As much as I like the draft, things get sketchier in the back half of the first round more than we like to admit. Sometimes we expect the guys who go in the back half of the first round to have the same upside as the guys who go top 10 just because they're all technically first rounders.

Nice work by Grier to essentially turn Tomas Hertl into a piece who'll better fit their upcoming window. Nashville was in a tough spot and at least got a couple assets out of it before things got ugly.

 

[Vitto79]

Seems like a good haul for NSH

 

[Mrfenn92]

Frankly, considering how bad Chicago has been, their prospect pool isn't really anything special outside of Lev and Bedard. Korchinski is ok, Nazar? Meh

I mean what does your team have that Chicago doesn’t?

 

[TheBeard]

Sounds like good competition for Wood and Svechkov assuming they all stick to center.

Wood at LW next to Edstrom who is also 6'3 is a scary duo on the third line.

 

[HBK27]

Poor Edstrom. Traded AGAIN, really?

Guy went from a no state income tax organization to one with high taxes then back to one with no taxes. Didn't even have to attend any camps or do anything during his brief run with the Sharks. Not a bad deal.

 

[TheBeard]

I mean what does your team have that Chicago doesn’t?

An elite goalie prospect lol.

 

[BonMorrison]

IIRC from what Knights fan said during the Hertl trade, Edstrom sucks and really had no business being a 1st rounder. Is this still true? As a Preds fan I need to know so I can be mad.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Yeah I’d give the win to SJ on this one, but that’s a solid return for Nashville. Don’t really feel like either GM walked away with a L on this one.

 

[Viqsi]

Nashville now has 3 firsts, 2 seconds, and 2 thirds while already going all-in on free agency.

It's a beautiful, beautiful thing and I love it so much.

 

[Our Lady Peace]

First round picks outside of like pick #20 are very overvalued by fans. Prospects that have middling NHL potential like Edstrom are also overvalued

Askarov has the track record and is ready to push for NHL duty. Good "gamble" by SJ here

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Good trade for both teams. I hope they insulant Askrov well.

 

[Hins77]

Great trade for san jose. Value of 2 late first pick (edstrom and the pick) vs a futur first goalie in Askarov. I take the goalie.

 

[Peter Griffin]

How would Nashville fans have felt about this offer at the draft?

 

[Go Wings]

I was mildly concerned he’d go to Montreal. He went as far away as possible. Cool.

I wasn't worried about that. Montreal isn't in the habit of trading for good players they like to trade for projects and injury prone guys.

 

[Soundgarden]

How would Nashville fans have felt about this offer at the draft?

Not favorable, considering we were trying to move our first and him to move into the top 5 but the circumstances have changed. So I'm pretty happy.

 

[Go Wings]

Good trade for both teams. Pretty even

 

[Half Clapper]

Goalies are a voodoo position. Askarov isn't a sure thing yet at the NHL level. I'd say that this trade should be on a wait-and-see basis right now on who ends up coming ahead.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

How would Nashville fans have felt about this offer at the draft?

I have to assume pretty happy. Can anyone even name a bigger return for a goalie in recent memory? Cory Schneider for the Horvat pick at the draft?

 

[PavelBure10]

Good trade for San Jose getting their goalie of the future. While David Edstrom is sitting there saying Wtf did I do to be traded twice already since his draft year.

 

[StreetHawk]

IIRC from what Knights fan said during the Hertl trade, Edstrom sucks and really had no business being a 1st rounder. Is this still true? As a Preds fan I need to know so I can be mad.

Edstrom last pick in first round. Unless he was going to be a 3rd rounder, no difference if he went 10-12 spots higher. Once you get to the 20's draft lists can differ a lot, sometimes like 20-40 draft slots for players.

Overall, it's basically the LV package they got for Hertl that was used to acquire Askarov.

Given what SJ had in the pipeline in Net, they came out well on this deal. A late 23 and likely late 25 first for a high end goalie prospect was a fair for them to give up.

Nash, best case was prospects for Askarov. See what they do with their pick and how Edstrom develops.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

For Yager.

Umm, Yager was just traded for Laine. Try to keep up.

 

[Mattb124]

Guy went from a no state income tax organization to one with high taxes then back to one with no taxes. Didn't even have to attend any camps or do anything during his brief run with the Sharks. Not a bad deal.

He spent time in SJ over the summer at the development camp.

 

[WTFMAN99]

So is the fallout from this a potential Blackwood or VV trade?

 

[Robtom18]

Sharks are coming along quickly.

Its crazy how shrewd grier is. That rebuild is happening quickly

 

[QuizGuy66]

Sharks can't retain any salary if they flip Askarov at the deadline....

(Couldn't resist since that disclaimer has become a staple of Sharks trade speculation threads)