TSN: Nashville Predators GM Barry Trotz on buying and selling goaltending Jaroslav Askarov to the San Jose Sharks, the return and younger gamers wanting out of various conditions.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Dave Feschuk: “So Barry, you speak about, you understand, nice goaltending and nice prospects. And also you had a man who was somewhat little bit of each. Possibly the highest goaltending prospect within the sport, in line with some folks in Yaroslav Askarav.
And, and it was very public, his, his demand or request to be enjoying elsewhere as a result of he didn’t see a path to NHL minutes with Juuse Saros and Scott, Scott Wedgewood above him within the depth chart.
And, and, you understand, as a lot as you publicly mentioned you, you weren’t ready to try this, you understand, you ended up doing it. I used to be questioning, you understand, once you look again at that commerce and, and what went into it, you understand, how do you are feeling about dropping a prospect of that magnitude, you understand, at a second like this.”
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Trotz: “Nicely, you by no means need to lose a high prospect, however I feel we’ve acquired some in return, in David Edstrom, who we take a look at our, our franchise, we’re on the lookout for middle iceman. I feel he’ll be a very good middle iceman. We’ll see what his ceiling finally ends up being.
With, with Yaro. Yaro, I understood totally the younger guys don’t have the endurance, I feel, that they, they used to have again in a day. And I completely perceive that.
I, with Scott Wedgewood, that was one thing I put in place as a result of I used to be, I used to be fearful somewhat little bit of one thing like which may come about. So I kind of protected the franchise. That’s my job is to try this, and speak to Yaro about getting him sufficient video games. And getting, introduced Mitch Korn again with me, who I feel is the most effective within the enterprise, and to essentially assist him proceed to develop his sport.
I feel with all younger gamers, and also you see it now, they’ve extra energy than they ever had earlier than. They’re extra daring. However I might say to all of the younger gamers which might be kind of spoken out even this summer time, that they’re not going to play for sure franchises, or the scenario wasn’t proper for them.
No matter, no matter they’re saying, they’re all saying they’re prepared for the Nationwide Hockey League. And I can, I can say this to, you understand, I can go all the way down to our group in Milwaukee and ask the 20, 20 gamers down there, you understand, who’s prepared for the Nationwide Hockey League? I’m gonna get 20 arms going straight up, I’m prepared. I’m prepared.
However you possibly can inform, you possibly can inform, me you’re able to your blue within the face, however your play and your consistency and your preparation and all these issues that make you a very good professional need to be there. And it’s performance-based. And so, if it’s persistently there for an extended, very long time, and also you’re ready bodily and mentally, then you definitely’re prepared for the Nationwide Hockey League and nothing however your play will dictate that.
Yaro, Yaro, I had no downside in being the backup objective higher this yr for the Nashville Predators. And with Yaro, I simply wished to ensure he had sufficient video games and he had sufficient help in rising his sport to the following stage so he could be that constant star goaltender that I feel he could be.
And however I perceive the scenario. So it wasn’t, didn’t go down the best way I in all probability wished to, as a result of when it’s public, I feel that the group has all the time in a, you understand, they’re good common managers, you’re not going to, you understand, they’re not going to provide you, you understand, full worth generally if you’ll, since you’re working from somewhat little bit of an obstacle.
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However on the identical time, I feel we acquired fairly truthful worth for the scenario, and I like what we acquired. And we’ve acquired to show that Vegas choose right into a, into a very good, good participant. And, you understand, flip, David Edstrom into a very good participant, and Magnus Chrona to a very good objective, goaltender. So I feel he’s acquired the profile to try this, so, after which we acquired the teaching employees to permit him to try this.”
