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 bit of little bit of each. Perhaps the highest goaltending prospect within the sport, in accordance with 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 stated you, you weren’t ready to do this, , you ended up doing it. I used to be questioning, , if 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: “Effectively, you by no means need to lose a high prospect, however I feel we’ve bought some in return, in David Edstrom, who we take a look at our, our franchise, we’re on the lookout for heart iceman. I feel he’ll be heart iceman. We’ll see what his ceiling finally ends up being.
With, with Yaro. Yaro, I understood absolutely the younger guys don’t have the persistence, 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 nervous a bit of little bit of one thing like that may come about. So I kind of protected the franchise. That’s my job is to do this, and discuss to Yaro about getting him sufficient video games. And getting, introduced Mitch Korn again with me, who I feel is one of the best within the enterprise, and to actually assist him proceed to develop his recreation.
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 may say to all of the younger gamers which might be kind 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 right 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 palms 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 constantly there for a protracted, 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 12 months 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 recreation to the following degree 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 most likely wished to, as a result of when it’s public, I feel that the crew has all the time in a, , they’re sensible basic managers, you’re not going to, , they’re not going to offer you, , full worth typically if you’ll, since you’re working from a bit of little bit of a drawback.
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However on the similar time, I feel we bought fairly honest worth for the scenario, and I like what we bought. And we’ve bought to show that Vegas choose right into a, into a very good, good participant. And, , flip, David Edstrom into a very good participant, and Magnus Chrona to a very good objective, goaltender. So I feel he’s bought the profile to do this, so, after which we bought the teaching employees to permit him to do this.”
