"We'll start out with Yaroslav Askarov, who clearly is going to have some ups and downs this season. For one thing, the goaltender was not at his best last night. He allowed 6 goals on 24 shots last night and some of them were not good goals. For example, the final goal by Brandon Tanev, it looked like the speed of Tanev pushed Askarov back into his net and then, the rookie wasn't ready for the move."
"It's something he's going to have to watch when he works with Evgeni Nabokov later. The entire night was filled with some good saves followed by some tough goals for the rookie. There were deflections that could not be helped, but there were also goals that should not have gone in. We can chalk this one up to a learning experience, but given the way the preseason has gone,"
"The first period was bad. Like really, really bad. A few seasons ago, the Sharks would have given up and called it quits. But this iteration of the Sharks continues to have the resiliency to come out of the lockerroom trailing and know that they have to dig out of a hole. That's a good foundational building block as the team builds toward something bigger,"
Yaroslav Askarov struggled in the preseason outing, allowing six goals on 24 shots with some preventable tallies and a concluding goal where speed pushed him back into the net. The night included good saves mixed with deflections and goals that should not have gone in, signaling learning areas and goaltending inconsistency. Alex Nedeljkovic appears likely to start opening night against the Vegas Golden Knights while Askarov could face the Anaheim Ducks. The Sharks recovered from a poor first period, demonstrating resiliency and a foundational mentality among younger players.
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