Center Ice › Forums › CHICAGO › Chicago Blackhawks › Why the Chicago Blackhawks need to draft Yaroslav Askarov This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 3 months ago by Eric Andrews. Despite his underwhelming performance scouts are still very high on him. Askarov has already played a KHL game, putting up a 2.00 goals-against-average and .920 save percentage. Askarov has already played a KHL game, putting up a 2.00 goals-against-average and .920 save percentage. Yaroslav Askarov (born 16 June 2002) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Askarov has posted a .921 save percentage in 31 games in the MHL, and also .948 and .916 at WJC-U17 and WJC-U18 respectively. Most recently in the VHL with SKA-Neva St. Petersburg. The current situation. Yaroslav Askarov is the best goaltender in this year's draft class. During the 18 games Askarov posted a .920 save percentage and 2.45 goals against. One can assume they’d avoid a defenseman for several reasons. If you look at teams like the Canadiens and the Rangers during their recent hay days in the mid-to-late 2010s they were both carried by their goaltenders. He has been stellar at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in consecutive seasons, so I wouldn’t be worried about his WJC performance.Want your voice heard? That’s concerning considering Corey Crawford’s career is nearly over. Yes, you can find goalies like Martin Brodeur, Roberto Luongo, and Andrei Vasilevskiy in the first round. Jake Sanderson could sneak his way into the top 10, but given their blue line depth, the Blackhawks should avoid him.Your privacy is safe with us. If the team in front of your goalie has a bad night, there’s a good chance your goalie’s having a bad night too.Now, let’s talk about the risk of drafting Askarov. Join the Puck Prose team!Pucks lie on the ice (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)With that pick, there are a lot of directions the Blackhawks could go in. Askarov is the clear top goalie in the 2020 NHL Draft.
He could retire as early as after this season, given his recent injuries.Askarov has all the tools necessary to be a franchise goalie.
A team in the Qualifying Round will be glad to find out.It’s possible that Stutzle could go as high as second, yet there are some experts who barely squeeze the speedy German into the top seven. As legendary Russian goaltender Vladislav Tretiak once said, … If you can’t get him in a trade, where else can you get him? Maybe call it a consensus of consensuses?Holtz, who plays both the left and right sides, has one of the best shots in the draft and is among the best natural goal-scorers. Chicago Blackhawks Draft (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)While scouts have said Askarov as early as five is justifiable, I don’t see him going that early given the other talent in the top ten. They look roughly as good (or bad) as the team in front of them does.
Among those, Robinson praises Raymond as “an explosive winger who is equally dangerous with his shot or pass” who boasts rare “escapability.”So, will Lafreniere be special, or just really good? It wouldn’t shock me if someone like Cole Perfetti, Marco Rossi, or even Lucas Raymond are available when the Blackhawks walk up to the podium.