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 discuss, you understand, nice goaltending and nice prospects. And also you had a man who was a bit little bit of each. Perhaps the highest goaltending prospect within the sport, in line 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, you understand, as a lot as you publicly mentioned you, you weren’t ready to do this, you understand, you ended up doing it. I used to be questioning, you understand, whenever 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 believe we’ve bought some in return, in David Edstrom, who we have a look at our, our franchise, we’re in search of middle iceman. I believe he’ll be a very good middle 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 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 anxious a bit little bit of one thing like that 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 one of the best within the enterprise, and to actually 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 may say to all of the younger gamers which might be type 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 right 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’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 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 drawback in being the backup purpose 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 sport to the following degree so he will be that constant star goaltender that I believe he will 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 believe that the group has all the time in a, you understand, they’re good basic managers, you’re not going to, you understand, they’re not going to provide you, you understand, full value generally if you’ll, since you’re working from a bit little bit of a drawback.
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However on the identical time, I believe we bought fairly truthful worth for the scenario, and I like what we bought. And we’ve bought to show that Vegas decide 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 purpose, goaltender. So I believe he’s bought the profile to do this, so, after which we bought the teaching employees to permit him to do this.”
