2005.
That’s the last time a goalie was picked in the top ten of the NHL draft, with the Montreal Canadiens selecting Carey Price fifth overall. Fifteen years later and there’s a chance we see it happen again, even given the depth of high-end talent in the 2020 draft class.
Enter Yaroslav Askarov.
The consensus among scouts and analysts is that Askarov is the best goalie prospect of the past decade, bar none. While teams are generally hesitant with selecting goalie prospects in the first round, let alone the fifteen, Askarov looks to buck that trend in a similar way to how Spencer Knight bolstered himself to 13th overall a year ago.