The Sharks made an ambitious move to expedite their rebuild, acquiring the NHL's No. 1 goaltender prospect Yaroslav Askarov in a blockbuster trade with the Nashville Predators on Friday.
After Nashville signed incumbent starting goaltender Juuse Saros to an eight-year contract extension in July, blocking Askarov's path to significant playing time with the Predators and giving the Sharks a chance to land the coveted goaltender.
San Jose had built one of the NHL's most impressive prospect pools before the addition of Askarov, headlined by young centers Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith to go along with a tremendously exciting group of forwards.
Sharks general manager Mike Grier addressed this pressing need with a bang, hitting a home run by securing Askarov and thus filling a gap in their prospect pool.
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