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, , nice goaltending and nice prospects. And also you had a man who was a little bit little bit of each. Possibly the highest goaltending prospect within the sport, based on some individuals in Yaroslav Askarav.
And, and it was very public, his, his demand or request to be taking part in 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, , as a lot as you publicly mentioned you, you weren’t ready to do this, , you ended up doing it. I used to be questioning, , while you look again at that commerce and, and what went into it, , how do you are feeling about shedding a prospect of that magnitude, , at a second like this.”
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Trotz: “Nicely, you by no means wish to lose a prime prospect, however I believe we’ve acquired some in return, in David Edstrom, who we have a look at our, our franchise, we’re searching for heart iceman. I believe he’ll be a great heart 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 persistence, I believe, 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 nervous a little bit little bit of one thing like which may come about. So I type of protected the franchise. That’s my job is to do this, and speak to Yaro about getting him sufficient video games. And getting, introduced Mitch Korn again with me, who I believe is the perfect within the enterprise, and to essentially assist him proceed to develop his sport.
I believe 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 type of spoken out even this summer season, 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, , I can go all the way down to our group in Milwaukee and ask the 20, 20 gamers down there, , 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’ll be able to inform, you’ll be able to 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 extremely good professional should be there. And it’s performance-based. And so, if it’s constantly there for an extended, very long time, and also you’re ready bodily and mentally, then you definately’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 assist in rising his sport to the following degree so he may be that constant star goaltender that I believe he may be.
And however I perceive the scenario. So it wasn’t, didn’t go down the way in which I most likely wished to, as a result of when it’s public, I believe that the crew has all the time in a, , they’re good normal managers, you’re not going to, , they’re not going to present you, , full value typically if you’ll, since you’re working from a little bit little bit of an obstacle.
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However on the similar time, I believe we acquired fairly honest worth for the scenario, and I like what we acquired. And we’ve acquired to show that Vegas choose right into a, into a extremely good, good participant. And, , flip, David Edstrom into a extremely good participant, and Magnus Chrona to a extremely good objective, goaltender. So I believe he’s acquired the profile to do this, so, after which we acquired the teaching workers to permit him to do this.”
