Sharks land leading goalkeeper possibility Askarov in multi-player profession with Preds

Sharks land top goalie prospect Askarov in multi-player trade with Preds initially showed up on NBC Sports Bay Area

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The Sharks have actually discovered their goaltender of the future, obtaining leading possibility Yaroslav Askarov from the Nashville Predators in a multi-player profession, the group introduced Friday.

NHL insider Elliotte Friedman initially reported the information previously Friday.

San Jose additionally introduced it authorized Askarov to a two-year agreement expansion that starts in the 2025-26 period and deserves $4 million total amount.

” Yaroslav is a goaltender that has the devices to come to be a day-to-day NHL goaltender,” Sharks basic supervisor Mike Grier stated in a declaration launched by the group. “His capacity to place himself successfully, vision, and sports capacity have actually gotten on display screen in the last couple of periods, and he is a solid young enhancement to our goaltending team. We enjoy to have him a component of the company.”

In a six-piece profession, the Sharks get probably the leading goaltending possibility on the planet in Askarov, a 2025 third-round choice (from the Colorado Avalanche), and possibility Nolan Burke for potential customers David Edstrom and Magnus Chrona and a 2025 first-round choice (from the Las Vega Golden Knights, top-10 secured).

Per the Sharks, “ought to the Las vega selection be a top-10 choice, San Jose will certainly have the selection to move either their very own first-round choice in the 2025 NHL Draft, or the Las vega choice.”

In Edstrom and the Las vega 2025 choice, the Sharks basically have traded their Tomas Hertl return to the Killers for Askarov.

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