Friedman: Thinks Zadorov will price himself out of Vancouver.

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

On the most recent 32 thoughts podcast It was suggested that Zadorov is not long for Vancouver, he said he believs Zadorov will price himself out of Vancouver.

I wonder what he thinks he will get on the open market.

I'd bet my bottom dollar Treliving will be hard after him, I expect the full court press to be on for him.

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[Backlund]

Zadorov seems to think he's better than he actually is

 

[Roo]

I suspect Tre will push for both he and Taney, given their history

 

[Bobby9]

Somebody will give him 6x6

 

[Captain Mountain]

I think some posters on here seem to forget what Free Agency is like under a rising cap.

And guys like Zadorov get overpaid in free agency all the time.

 

[Leaf Fans]

I don't think Vancouver minds too much. I mean they would like to have him, but they want to win this year.

 

[innitfam]

He's been good but not THAT good. I'd like to have him come back, depending on price and term. Don't blame him for going for the bag though. Wonder what his ask is.

 

[Avs44]

Yeah, Zadorov wants a payday. Back when he was on the Avs he wanted quite a bit of money on a longer term deal but settled for a 2 year bridge deal instead, but it took until September 15th (2017) before he signed. It was fairly contentious. One of the reasons I believe the Avs ended up moving him. I think Zadorov is probably thrilled he can go to UFA now and will look for the biggest payday he can get.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Zadorov seems to think he's better than he actually is

His agents know that NHL GMs love size and physicality. For several GMs, it's the only thing that they can think about when they wake up in the morning. It's a premium play-style around the league.

 

[Mathew Barzal]

Love Zadorov, but he’s not good enough to pay market value to retain. He can walk.

 

[McShogun99]

Big, slow Dman that's almost 30. I'm sure the team that signs him long term in free agency won't have any regrets. I've always liked Zadorov as a bottom pairing Dman but he's probably going to get around 4.5 million on his next deal.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

If Gudbranson can get 4x4 I shudder to think what a GM is going to give Zadorov.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Zads is great for like Graves money, maybe even Forsling dough if reasonable term, but he seems to want six milly plus with term, no thank you.

 

[Bond]

He wanted 5x5 with the Flames.

 

[Peter Griffin]

He’ll get minimum the Ryan Graves contract. Love Zadorov, but Vancouver is better off signing Cole for another season to play on the bottom pairing.

 

[Backlund]

His agents know that NHL GMs love size and physicality. For several GMs, it's the only thing that they can think about when they wake up in the morning. It's a premium play-style around the league.

I know and agree that it's the right move if he wants to get paid but whoever ends up overpaying him will regret it. Zadorov is a good 3rd pairing guy who can fill in on the 2nd pairing for a bit. Him and his agent seem to think he's more though.

 

[Bgav]

He's awesome, hope we re-sign him

 

[LemonSauceD]

Big, slow Dman that's almost 30. I'm sure the team that signs him long term in free agency won't have any regrets. I've always liked Zadorov as a bottom pairing Dman but he's probably going to get around 4.5 million on his next deal.

Zadorov is not slow, but I agree with the rest.

 

[BHD]

Seems like a guy Sweeney would throw a big contract at.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Zadorov seems to think he's better than he actually is

Yeah I'd like to have the player, but I'm not sure about the price he thinks he's going to get.

I will say this though there seems to be a bit of a theme with the defense Treliving is bringing in.

6"2 Bosh, 6"5 Edmudson, 6"7 Webber I think 6"6 Zadorov will be a target, to the point where I could see them acquiring his rights at the draft.

Makes me wonder about 6"8 Tyler Myers too.

Treliving has specifically targeted size.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Zadorov seems to think he's better than he actually is

He's also quite keen on Mackinnon.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

He's not a winner. League minimum or GTFO.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Big, slow Dman that's almost 30. I'm sure the team that signs him long term in free agency won't have any regrets. I've always liked Zadorov as a bottom pairing Dman but he's probably going to get around 4.5 million on his next deal.

Z isn’t slow at all. In fact, he’s a hell of a skater for someone his size.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I suspect Tre will push for both he and Taney, given their history

I fully expect one of them and potentially both of them to end up in Toronto given that Treliving has already tried to land both.

 

[BoHorvat 53]

Zads is great for like Graves money, maybe even Forsling dough if reasonable term, but he seems to want six milly plus with term, no thank you.

Forsling money would be an absurd overpayment for someone who should be on your bottom pairing.