The San Jose Sharks have acquired goaltender Yaroslav Askarov, ahead Nolan Burke and a third-round decide within the 2025 NHL Draft from the Nashville Predators in change for goaltender Magnus Chrona, ahead David Edstrom and a conditional first-round decide in 2025.
In two seasons with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals, Askarov has posted a file of 56-29-6 with a 2.55 goals-against common, a .911 save proportion and 9 shutouts. He was chosen to take part within the AHL All-Star Traditional in each seasons, and was named to the AHL High Prospects Staff in 2023-24 after ending second within the league in wins (30) and shutouts (6) and fifth in GAA (2.39).
The 22-year-old Askarov additionally helped the Admirals attain the Western Convention Finals in 2023 and 2024, showing in 17 postseason contests (8-9, 2.85, .897).
A primary-round choice (eleventh total) by Nashville within the 2020 NHL Draft, Askarov has made three appearances within the Nationwide Hockey League and earned his first profession NHL win with a 27-save efficiency at Washington on Dec. 30, 2023.
Burke made his AHL debut with Milwaukee final season, skating in a single recreation. He spent many of the season with Atlanta (ECHL), accumulating 5 objectives and 10 assists in 47 contests.
Chrona performed 31 video games as a rookie with the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda in 2023-24, going 6-17-6 with a 3.49 GAA and an .894 save proportion. He additionally made his NHL debut with the Sharks, showing in 9 video games and incomes his first NHL victory on Mar. 9, 2024, vs. Ottawa.
Chrona, an NCAA champion on the College of Denver in 2022, was initially a fifth-round alternative by Tampa Bay within the 2018 NHL Draft.
Edstrom, 19, was a first-round alternative by Vegas within the 2023 NHL Draft. He spent the 2023-24 season with Frolunda within the Swedish Hockey League, posting seven objectives and 12 assists in 44 video games.
