Hot take

I think Askarov should not be sent back to the AHL. Vanacek is about to come back up and I think him and Askarov should be playing together and the sharks should waive Georgiev.

Askarov has nothing left to prove at the AHL level. He’s shown that he can be an NHL caliber goalie. Furthermore his development in the NHL is going to challenge him more and force him to be a better goalie than if he was playing in the AHL. It’s not fair to just kick Askarov down and let Georgiev play awful. Georgiev will not have trade deadline value and will likely be out of the NHL by next season in my opinion. I know that there’s the playoff argument for Askarov going to the AHL, but I still feel like playing in the big league helps him more than playing in the minors. What do you guys think?