Confirmed with Link: Avs Re-Sign Zadorov to 1-Year 3.2M Contract

[Pokecheque]

Love this guy, sure as hell hope he sticks around for a good long while. The defense looked pretty bad without him when he was out with injury.

 

[Avs_19]

Nice. I figured this would've been the second toughest negotiation behind Rantanen. One less thing to worry about now.

 

[NeverBeNormal]

Love it, and he's still RFA afterwards? Perfect, he's gonna be motivated as hell.

 

[AvsWraith]

Did he get a NMC?

 

[henchman21]

If we can lock him up for 5 years at 5 per I probably would pull the trigger. I know that may be a bit of an overpay now but feel it will be fair down the line. I mean we gave ian cole 4.25 a year and i much prefer zadorov even if more inconsistent. Plus the cap and contracts should be decently higher by then

That is the type of contract that could really blow up in your face. Cole is overpaid, EJ is overpaid... you don't need Z thrown in there too. Within next season that is at best your bottom 3 defensemen and ~15m tied up there is poor usage of the cap.

 

[Belgican]

Guessing 2,5 M$ ?

When is he going to be UFA ?

 

[RockLobster]

That is the type of contract that could really blow up in your face. Cole is overpaid, EJ is overpaid... you don't need Z thrown in there too. Within next season that is at best your bottom 3 defensemen and ~15m tied up there is poor usage of the cap.

But Big Z is only 23 24!

 

[Raucherhusten]

Guessing 2,5 M$ ?

When is he going to be UFA ?

That's too low. He got 2.6 last season. Should be around 3. Slightly higher probably.

 

[AvsCOL]

Kind of a strange deal to me, but welcome back Z!

 

[Cousin Eddie]

A 1 year deal was obviously Z’s wish. No reason for Sakic to keep the AAV down for just 1 year when this is the year we have cap space. If he wants to prove something, go do it!

 

[Pacman33]

That is the type of contract that could really blow up in your face. Cole is overpaid, EJ is overpaid... you don't need Z thrown in there too. Within next season that is at best your bottom 3 defensemen and ~15m tied up there is poor usage of the cap.

Fair point but imo it will end up fair. We shouldnt have any cap issues for a couple years. Not with the great contracts of mack and kadri. Idk if cole finishes out his contract with us. He should be easy enough to deal if we decided to go that route. Ej will end up a bad deal unfortunately. Think he ends up getting bought out. Also its a matter of if you think/want z here long term. This deal will prob be 3-3.5 per. Id imagine he would get a little bit of a raise next year so on and so forth as long as its one year deals. If zadorov doesnt improve at all, he would prob be overpaid by 1-1.5 mill a hear which isnt horrendous and could still be moved

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

I believe he is still a RFA after this year, correct?

The only reason I wouldn’t like this, is if it took him to unrestricted free agency.

 

[Mighty Makar]

This could very well be Zads’ last contract with the Avs!

*hides*

 

[BKarchitect]

Would have liked long term but hard for either party to evaluate probably.

In a year, Z will either be a core piece or traded for a mediocre pick or prospect. My guess anyways.

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

Somewhere Mark Scheifele is sitting in the fetal position, in a bathtub, crying over this news.

*Edit: Laine & Trouba are both grade A punk bitches for jumping Zadorov from behind for that hit.

 

[Pokecheque]

Guessing 2,5 M$ ?

When is he going to be UFA ?

Age 27 or when he has played a minimum of 7 years in the NHL, whichever comes first.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Check out Barrie’s comment!

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Age 27 or when he has played a minimum of 7 years in the NHL, whichever comes first.

He played 7 games in 2013-2014, do you know if that counts as a season?

If it does, it would be 7 years, making him a UFA after this deal.

 

[RockLobster]

This could very well be Zads’ last contract with the Avs!

*hides*

Really don't think this is that "out there" a statement as it might seem at first glance.

Of course, some (or someone) on Avs Twitter doesn't like the sound of that lol...

 

[Bender]

LOL

 

[Belgican]

Age 27 or when he has played a minimum of 7 years in the NHL, whichever comes first.

So 2 more seasons left, hmm not fun !

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

This could very well be Zads’ last contract with the Avs!

*hides*

 

[Pokecheque]

He played 7 games in 2013-2014, do you know if that counts as a season?

If it does, it would be 7 years, making him a UFA after this deal.

I think it has to amount to 7 full years, but I could be wrong, and remember he was also demoted a couple times in both Buffalo and Colorado, so I'm not sure those stints count toward his total. In any event, he's still RFA after this season.

 

[Freaky Styley]

God I love Z. He has his shortcomings but he's just such a likeable guy. Really hope he can stick on the team awhile but I will cheer for him and smashing people until he retires regardless. Could be a Seattle target for sure.

 

[Nzap]

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