Why I Want: Yaroslav Askarov - The Other FRANCHISE TALENT Of The Draft (2020 NHL Draft Prospects)
97In today's Why I Want video, we're making our first ever report on a goalie, and it's none other than Yaroslav Askarov. He's a guy who wasn't all too great at the World Juniors earlier this year, and he was by far not one of the best goaltenders in his league. However, the fact that this 17-year-old goalie was playing in the VHL, the second pro men's league in Russia, as a full-time backup goalie, is something that no one has ever done before, and he looked very competent at this level. Askarov projects in many people's mind as the best goalie prospect since Andrei Vasilevskiy in 2012, and a guy who has absolute franchise potential in this crop of top NHL draft prospects.
Yaroslav Askarov & Team Russia VS Jack Hughes, Cole Caufield, Trevor Zegras, Alex Turcotte, Matt Boldy, Cam York, Spencer Knight, Bobby Brink, Domenick Fensore & Team USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j39acpMbfUk
Scouching Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoWXgJRcAIg
The draft is stacked with guys like Alexis Lafrenière at the top, with Quinton Byfield, Tim Stützle, Lucas Raymond, Alexander Holtz, Jamie Drysdale, Marco Rossi, Cole Perfetti, Jake Sanderson, and Yaroslav Askarov rounding out the top 10. The rest of the draft has a ton of great talent as well, like Anton Lundell, Kaiden Guhle, Dawson Mercer, Braden Schneider, Dylan Holloway, Hendrix Lapierre, Connor Zary, Justin Barron, Jack Quinn, John-Jason Peterka, William Wallinder, Rodion Amirov, Jacob Perreault, Seth Jarvis, Ty Smilanic, Jeremie Poirer, Noel Gunler, Mavrik Bourque, Lukas Reichel, Tyler Kleven, Ridly Greig, Justin Sourdif, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Jake Neighbours, Luke Tuch, Helge Grans, Jan Mysak, Michael Benning, and Antonio Stranges.
The current NHL Draft Lottery odds, go in order as the Detroit Red Wings, Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks (Senators), Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, Arizona Coyotes (Devils), Minnesota Wild, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks (Devils), Nashville Predators, Toronto Maple Leafs (Hurricanes), Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders (Senators), Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes (Rangers), Pittsburgh Penguins (Wild), Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning (Sharks), Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, and Boston Bruins (Ducks).
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