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

[Ivan13]

Odds he sees another contract with the Avs?

Very, very low.

 

[Raucherhusten]

Hey man, don't forget about JTC, Burakovsky, and Ryan Graves!

You're right- Bergevin could easily OS all three of them. My bad, i try to do better ...

 

[Avalanche]

 

[Belgican]

Hope he sticks around long enough to give me a Z-Meloche pairing

Landy - Kadri - JTC
Z - Loche

Someone will die on the ice

It won’t happen, isn’t Meloche the next Siemens ?

 

[UncleRisto]

Oh, even better then

What do we care? We'll have moved on way before he turns 27.

 

[UncleRisto]

It won’t happen, isn’t Meloche the next Siemens ?

@cgf

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Yeah, I'm also guessing that having Byrum now, and if Timmins gets cleared (and doesn't have any setbacks this season) that Z won't be here in 2020/21.

I hope that's not the case, but I'm guessing that's the plan. Maybe he's left exposed for Seattle to take?

I'd much better like for them to trade EJ (not happening) or Cole, and keep Z for a good 5 years.

 

[Raucherhusten]

It won’t happen, isn’t Meloche the next Siemens ?

EYE!!!

 

[henchman21]

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

So, now we have Zadorov, Girard, and Jost up for contracts next season. We’ll need to save our pennies.

 

[Raucherhusten]

Yeah, I'm also guessing that having Byrum now, and if Timmins gets cleared (and doesn't have any setbacks this season) that Z won't be here in 2020/21.

I hope that's not the case, but I'm guessing that's the plan. Maybe he's left exposed for Seattle to take?

I'd much better like for them to trade EJ (not happening) or Cole, and keep Z for a good 5 years.

Even if Zad isn't in the AVs long term plan i really hope they sign him for 2 more years after this contract just to expose him to Vegas ... erm Seattle ... when the time comes. They'll pick him for sure and we save another forward.

GMing 101.

 

[Pokecheque]

You're right- Bergevin could easily OS all three of them. My bad, i try to do better ...

And I completely forgot about...Kamenev!

 

[cgf]

Not as bad as some, but he still has a natural preference to it. Makar has one of the top 4 spots for sure. Then EJ has the other until his walker gives out (probably 2 or so seasons before the Avs pull that plug). After that, it is totally up in the air and Z could be in the mix for the spot. He's going to be competing with Timmins nearly right away... taking the injury out of the equation, I see Timmins taking that spot with ease over Z. With the injury, Z could hold it down. As I said though, that is probably a couple seasons away where Z is really a bottom pairing guy who can play up... paying those types is dangerous.

I guess I'm just hopeful that Girard will take over that 2nd top 4 spot on the right side during the next EJ injury, and Bednar will love throwing one of those smurfs out there whenever the other comes back to the bench...paving the way for Zads and Byram to take over as the more withdrawn left-sided blueliners, as soon as they're better than 2020-EJ.

...which I think that Zads was down the stretch & into the playoffs; at least as the partner to a more adventurous blueliner; even with the brainfarts. As that's a role that EJ struggled to adapt to alongside Girard mightily after a career playing next to stay at home guys; that partnership only starting to find its footing after Samwise dialed it back & started covering for EJ's adventures as often as EJ covered for his.

 

[Avalanche]

It won’t happen, isn’t Meloche the next Siemens ?

 

[Foppa2118]

Well that was quick and easy. No arbitration, no prolonged negotiation, no threat of a holdout, no threat of Russia. Pretty obvious with that number on a one year contract, that a long term deal would start with a 4.

Looking forward to a motivated Zadorov hopefully having a career season and proving his doubters wrong.

 

[cgf]

Hope he sticks around long enough to give me a Z-Meloche pairing

Landy - Kadri - JTC
Z - Loche

Someone will die on the ice

Ogie Oglethorpe as guest coach for their first game?

 

[JoeSakic13]

So, now we have Zadorov, Girard, and Jost up for contracts next season. We’ll need to save our pennies.

 

[Raucherhusten]

And I completely forgot about...Kamenev!

Sadly LTIR as usual. But what about Greer? I mean he could still break out, right?

But seriously, it's now or never for both, Greer and Kamenev. If they don't make it this year they won't be here for much longer.

 

[UncleRisto]

It won’t happen, isn’t Meloche the next Siemens ?

And the answer is no, Meloche is never going to have an avatar on HF two years after leaving the org.

 

[Ceremony]

I for one am desperate for this to prove a pain in the arse in years to come. Go out and be worth 7 million a year big man, you know you can.

 

[Ceremony]

Yeah, I'm also guessing that having Byrum now, and if Timmins gets cleared (and doesn't have any setbacks this season) that Z won't be here in 2020/21.

I hope that's not the case, but I'm guessing that's the plan. Maybe he's left exposed for Seattle to take?

I'd much better like for them to trade EJ (not happening) or Cole, and keep Z for a good 5 years.

It's definitely fair to assume Timmins is anywhere above Zadorov on the depth chart, and will outplay him in 19/20.

 

[Belgican]

And the answer is no, Meloche is never going to have an avatar on HF two years after leaving the org.

Haha k

 

[The Merchant]

Excellent. One more year towards retiring as an Av

 

[cgf]

And the answer is no, Meloche is never going to have an avatar on HF two years after leaving the org.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Yup an absolute bet on myself type deal here. Good on Z and I hope he plays very well so we can get a long term deal done next season.