Yesterday, Russia and Finland met in the opening round of the Karjala Cup tournament in Finland. While Russia’s team featured the Nashville Predators first-round draft pick Iaroslav Askarov (17/19 saves) in net and prosepct Semyon Chistyakov (1 assist) on the second defensive pairing, it was Egor Afanasyev who stole the show. Afanasyev played on the first line and put up 2 assists and 1 goal of his own, which meant he had a hand in half of the Russian team’s 6 goals. Take a look at his snipe:
Afanasyev notches his own on the power play. 6-2 @russiahockey.#KarjalaCup #Preds pic.twitter.com/EjzuFde2l7
— On The Future (@OnTheFutureOTF) November 5, 2020
Egor’s name hasn’t been garnering the attention that some of the other Predators prospects have in the whole “youth movement” conversation the team is having for next season, but I think you’ll hear a lot more about him after this season.
And while I’m at it, here’s a little Iaroslav Askarov action for you. I know we’ve talked about him quite a bit since the draft, but this is a great chance to get a solid look at what he can do.
Askarov with a good high-danger save.#Preds #KarjalaCup pic.twitter.com/Mi0ykEJPvm
— On The Future (@OnTheFutureOTF) November 5, 2020
Yaroslav Askarov with a nifty glove stop.#KarjalaCup #Preds pic.twitter.com/aJN5vZI6TD
— On The Future (@OnTheFutureOTF) November 5, 2020
Nashville Predators News
Hynes Remembers Life, Legacy of Former Teammate Travis Roy
I didn’t realize the connection between John Hynes and Travis Roy…or Jeff Kealty, for that matter.
.@mkeadmirals Connor Ingram being loaned to @Bjorkloven of the @hockeyallsvensk. Contract is for all of the 2020-21 season, but @PredsNHL can recall him once the NHL/AHL season begins.#Preds https://t.co/LOjDNxzCZO
— On The Future (@OnTheFutureOTF) November 5, 2020
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