Predators Goaltending Future Bright in Prospect Yaroslav Askarov
The first Nashville Predators fans to get a glimpse of the team's goaltending future happened to be a gaggle of pre-teens attending a summer hockey workout at Centennial Sportsplex. Yaroslav Askarov didn't disappoint and that was before he actually set foot on the ice. The 11th overall pick in the 2020 draft, the highest drafted goalie since Carey Price went fifth overall in the post lockout draft in 2005, quick-stepped from the Predators' locker room at their practice facility and seeing the kids grouped on the metal stands next to the ice, rushed to them high-fiving them with his right-hand ...
Source: nhl.com