The Russian goalkeeper of the SKA St. system. Petersburg, Askarov, ranked first among European goalkeepers in the rankings of the Central Scout Bureau of the National Hockey League (NHL) ahead of the draft in 2020. NHL press services have reported this.

Askarov is 17 years old. Last season for SKA-Neva, he spent 18 matches in the VHL, scoring 12 victories and pushing 92% of his shots on goal. The 19-year-old goalkeeper of Ak Bars Kazan Amir Miftakhov system ranked fifth in the European goalkeeper rankings.

18-year-old striker Rodion Amirov from the Ufa system broke Salavat Yulaev, on the fifth row of the European players, Germany’s Tim Shtutsle from the German Man to become the best. Nicholas Daws and Alexis Lafreniere lead North American goalie ratings.

NHL 2020 – not what we all expected! We have to admit that! Because the NHL draft is scheduled to take place on June 26-27 but has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. This has made fans feel down. NHL is considering having it earlier in June, with the season suspended indefinitely. There are mixed feelings among executives about this idea, from disappointment to acceptance.

Unlike the NFL, which hosts the draft as usual in the middle of that time, NHL will face some wrinkles with a draft held before the end of the season: Teams will not be able to trade demand, the player will lack clarity on next year’s salary, and the draft order can be determined before all games are played.

Yzerman’s Red Wings can really benefit from the revised draft, which gives him better odds at the top pick, likely Alexis Lafreniere. But Yzerman points to a series of unknowns, including those who enter and exit the playoffs and determine the order of the drafts.

There is also a salary issue for 2020-21, which was originally expected to be $ 84 million but is now expected to be set at $ 81.5 million now or less.

The draft serves a variety of purposes in providing GM with the tools to build their squad for next year and to outline only seven-player rounds, Mitch Walsh said. Hats – Torontos, Tampas – will have to transfer at least one major contract to make it work. And the time to do that is at the draft. But you can do it under the scenario of the first week or the second week of June when you don’t know if the season is canceled or if we really go back and play.

Daly said NHL has not yet decided when to allow players to return to the team training facilities to practice in small groups, and this will be the first step to return. The tournament continues to work internally and with the NHL Player Association on various situations, including resuming at three or four empty NHL arenas and pushing the beginning of the next season back in December.