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[ARTICLE] What it might take to sign Nikita Zadorov and if it makes sense for the Canucks


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52 minutes ago, SilentSam said:

Yes,  you are correct .….   And yes I agree with your suggestion as well..

 

but Demko might be worth the shot at 1st overall ,  just to see what the answer back would be.

lol demko even if he signs long term ain't even remotely close to getting you the 1st overall.. maybe toss in lekkerimaki and a 1st and you are prolly in the ball park

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4 hours ago, canuckster19 said:

 

The sad thing is that porn farms are a real thing in eastern Europe, I don't know why I wrote this.


Well I took it down in an edit not wanting to offend anyone based on your remark.

   
If that’s how you feel I’d like you to remove my quote from your post.

 

fair is fair.

 

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Big Z either needs to come down or this ain't happening. Will be sad to see him go if he doesn't but the team clearly needs a partner for EP. 

 

Curious to see if mgmt will be able to convince one of the UFA RD to come here at a reasonable price.

 

Some teams are going to throw buckets of money at JG and Tanev so better have those backup plans ready.

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20 minutes ago, NoCupSyndrome said:

Big Z either needs to come down or this ain't happening. Will be sad to see him go if he doesn't but the team clearly needs a partner for EP. 

 

Curious to see if mgmt will be able to convince one of the UFA RD to come here at a reasonable price.

 

Some teams are going to throw buckets of money at JG and Tanev so better have those backup plans ready.

 

love the big dude, but people suggesting 6 or more... eep. 

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5 minutes ago, NoCupSyndrome said:

 

 Hopefully the team culture, etc. convince him to come in at a reasonable AAV.

 

 

I hope so too, and I'm not all that sure any other GM is really going to roll up with a 6x6. I mean good for him if that happens but it would be dumb. 

 

Where he's at right now at 3.75 is actually fair value. Given the cap going up, his uniqueness, etc. OK maybe go into the 4s to keep that all going. But 5, 6? it can't happen.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Bob Long said:

 

love the big dude, but people suggesting 6 or more... eep. 

 

To be honest $5m + is too much. We all liked his Playoffs and he was a steady 4/5 through the season.

 

Not sure what team is going to sign him to what $5.5? 5.75? 6m ? Seems so very unlikely.

 

As much as some suggest he is not a legit top four defenseman. Signing him into that role would be a problem.

 

He made what $3.85m last season. With the cap rising that still puts him under $5m per on a 5 or 6 year term. Otherwise the team is being irresponsible.

 

Now there are some projections a Brenden Dillon could sign in the $ 3m range per on a multi year. If Zadorov wants to comeback the ball is in his court. 100% liked his play but happy to see more flexibility if they go down the route of Dillon.

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12 minutes ago, Mike Vanderhoek said:

 

To be honest $5m + is too much. We all liked his Playoffs and he was a steady 4/5 through the season.

 

Not sure what team is going to sign him to what $5.5? 5.75? 6m ? Seems so very unlikely.

 

As much as some suggest he is not a legit top four defenseman. Signing him into that role would be a problem.

 

He made what $3.85m last season. With the cap rising that still puts him under $5m per on a 5 or 6 year term. Otherwise the team is being irresponsible.

 

Now there are some projections a Brenden Dillon could sign in the $ 3m range per on a multi year. If Zadorov wants to comeback the ball is in his court. 100% liked his play but happy to see more flexibility if they go down the route of Dillon.

 

If we added Dillon, Tanev and Teravainen I think we'd really be such a tough out. I'd prefer Guentzel but I'm starting to think thats just not going to be a thing. Either CAR goes full 8 with him, or he's over 10 mil on July 1. 

 

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I posted in the Guentzel thread, but in short, it might just be that management are waiting to see which top 6F they land in UFA.  If they land Guentzel, we simply don't have enough cap for Zadorov.  If we land a guy like Stephenson, or Marchessault, etc., we can then circle back and give Zadorov a deal.  Either way, I don't think PA/JR are gonna re-sign Zadorov before July 1st.

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27 minutes ago, HKSR said:

I posted in the Guentzel thread, but in short, it might just be that management are waiting to see which top 6F they land in UFA.  If they land Guentzel, we simply don't have enough cap for Zadorov.  If we land a guy like Stephenson, or Marchessault, etc., we can then circle back and give Zadorov a deal.  Either way, I don't think PA/JR are gonna re-sign Zadorov before July 1st.

 

The curveball is whether Carolina's able to get Guentzel done before July 1st or not. But yeah, I don't think they're going to overextend themselves for Zadorov without knowing what they can do as far as top six forwards go. 

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Think about it ... we first got Zad at $3.85. He needs to come in at $5 or under. No way we can give him $6. We just got free from Myers at $6.

 

Guaranteed the same people calling for us to overpay Zad will be the first to pounce and turn on him when he doesn't live up to the overpayment. 

 

 

 

 

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23 minutes ago, Dr. Crossbar said:

Think about it ... we first got Zad at $3.85. He needs to come in at $5 or under. No way we can give him $6. We just got free from Myers at $6.

 

Guaranteed the same people calling for us to overpay Zad will be the first to pounce and turn on him when he doesn't live up to the overpayment. 

 

 

 

 

Ya, I want Zads here badly, but he is not a six million dollar dman.

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