Yaroslav Askarov has an injury. Askarov left Wednesday’s San Jose Barracuda-Ontario Reign game midway through the first period, after giving up three goals on 14 shots.
Free Yaroslav Askarov! There’s a reason why Askarov’s shutout celebration after the San Jose Barracuda’s 5-0 home opener win seemed so much more muted… …than his celly after the Cuda’s 5-0 season-opening shutout last week.
The Sharks have made top-10 selections in three of the last four seasons, and while all the losing they had to do to earn those high draft picks likely stung, the payoff could be well worth it.
The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?