VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 22: A general view of the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena on June 22, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
The 2020 NHL draft is coming up and goaltender Yaroslav Askarov is receiving a lot of hype, the most since Montreal Canadien goalie Carey Price. Should we draft Askarov in the top 5? I think we shouldn’t, especially in a draft as deep as this.
In fact, I wouldn’t even pick him with the New York Islanders pick. The most obvious answers are that the Ottawa Senators already have plenty of competent goaltenders in the system, and they don’t need another.