zboyat 2020 NHL Mock Draft

Aside from Askarov I'd be OK with this draft for the Wild. Rather take another forward at 11 like Mercer, Bourqu, or even Jarvis

First of all, I gotta give a shoutout to Zeke! Welcome to CapFriendly man! Been my go to guy on Twitter for a while now on Kaprizov highlights.

And I've been trying to think about this for a while. Since he's supposed to be the best goalie prospect since Price, I wouldn't mind taking Askarov...but the fact that goalies are boom or bust, and take a while to develop, scares the crap out of me. But if he is the real deal...we can cross an elite goaltender off our list and focus on Centers only.

I guess my main thought is we have Kahkonen and we have Jones, plus Robson has looked solid. Our only promising LD prospect is Warren and our only center prospect is Khovanov. I know teams typically take BPA but I have Mercer ahead of Askarov on my board

Devils are taking Stutzle if they're picking 2nd

In a perfect world, I would assume that we take a Center at 11 OA and Kappo or Jones develops into the stud we need for years to come. But since Elite goaltenders are so hard to find, if Askarov is available at 11...I think it might be worth the risk. Since we need both Centers, LD's, and Goalies, I can see us taking the safer route. However, if we do grab Askarov and he ends up being a bust, I won't be mad. Elite goaltenders are hard to find and taking a risk on the guy dubbed the next Carey Price seems like a proper gamble if you ask me.