Friedman: Colorado shopping Zadorov

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[HockeyDBspecialist]

Montreal ?
what would the mountains team wants ?

 

[BusQuets]

Has he been that disappointing?

 

[Foppberg]

If they do this they're f***ing idiots.

 

[Pacman33]

We would want a new gm. No way should we move zadorov

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Why would they trade him?

 

[Avs71]

Montreal ?
what would the mountains team wants ?

You’re not going to get a realistic answer from fans. 95 % of Avs fans love Zadorov, and don’t see why the Avs would move him.

He is the hardest hitting defenceman in the NHL, has fought everyone who has asked him to fight, and looks like he could be a ~10 goal scorer from the backend.

Seriously hope Friedman is wrong on this.

He has played 26 minutes 2 of the last 3 games with Johnson injured.

 

[Ivan13]

I seriously doubt it.

 

[Avs44]

You’re not going to get a realistic answer from fans. 95 % of Avs fans love Zadorov, and don’t see why the Avs would move him.

He is the hardest hitting defenceman in the NHL, has fought everyone who has asked him to fight, and looks like he could be a ~10 goal scorer from the backend.

Seriously hope Friedman is wrong on this.

He has played 26 minutes 2 of the last 3 games with Johnson injured.

Yeah, keep this in mind other teams’ fans Most Avs fans adore Z, so you won’t get highly rational answers. He is a very unique player on a fairly soft Avs group.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

This team pisses me off more and more.

 

[Perratrooper]

f*** sakes, I'd rather trade Girard.

 

[Mighty Makar]

He’s too inconsistent, but he’s still young. Lays out guys and plays tough/sticks up for his teammates, but his foot speed isn’t too great. He doesn’t move the puck quick enough.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

But doesn't Colorado need more defenseman?

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Why would they trade him?

Hes been way too inconsistent on this team for a long time now. He'll put together 10 game stretches that make you think he's on the verge of becoming a true top pairing beast. And then he follows it up with 10 games where you wish he was still AHL eligible.


I dont think it's a situation where we're going to 100% trade him and just take the best offer we can get. But I do think it's a situation where we're gonna look at a deal that makes a lot of sense to get us some secondary scoring help from a team that's high on Zads upside.



I can see Toronto having a lot of interest in Zads honestly as I think he could be a strong fit in that Top 4.

 

[Perratrooper]

Has he been that disappointing?

Not really, he's a bit slow to start, but he also had surgery in the off-season.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Has he been that disappointing?

The opposite. He’s actually been very impressive. I think he’s quite easily been their second best defenseman since his return from injury after Barrie. Defensively Z is in a league of his own compared to other avalanche defenseman.

I assume his contract ask and what Colorado are wanting to pay is separated by a major gap. That’s the only reason I could understand them listening to offers on him. His presence makes a major positive impact on the ice every night.

 

[member 157595]

There's no reason for Colorado to move him in the first place, but if he were right-handed I'd be extremely interested.

 

[smitty10]

Toronto could use a Dman to replace Gardiner next season. Maybe he would be a good fit here with sheltered minutes on the 2nd/third pairing?

 

[missionAvs]

Oh f*** no. Trade Big Z and I'll throw a fit. He's so important to our blue line which is already really bad. Without Z, we're completely and utterly dead in the water with no light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[Avs44]

But doesn't Colorado need more defenseman?

The defense kind of sucks so....yes. Girard is struggling badly, Cole is not a top four D.

 

[Ivan13]

Toronto could use a Dman to replace Gardiner next season. Maybe he would be a good fit here with sheltered minutes on the 2nd/third pairing?

Sheltered minutes? Why would he be shelterd? Take EJ instead.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

The defense kind of sucks so....yes. Girard is struggling badly, Cole is not a top four D.

How does Sakic go from making the Duchene trade to this? I can see the need for more secondary scoring but trading Zadarov seems counter productive.

 

[member 157595]

Hes been way too inconsistent on this team for a long time now. He'll put together 10 game stretches that make you think he's on the verge of becoming a true top pairing beast. And then he follows it up with 10 games where you wish he was still AHL eligible.


I dont think it's a situation where we're going to 100% trade him and just take the best offer we can get. But I do think it's a situation where we're gonna look at a deal that makes a lot of sense to get us some secondary scoring help from a team that's high on Zads upside.



I can see Toronto having a lot of interest in Zads honestly as I think he could be a strong fit in that Top 4.

He shoots left. Otherwise you'd be correct.

 

[S E P H]

Has he been that disappointing?

Not even close, his play was under a microscope from the coaching staff earlier in the season, was scratched for a couple of games, and got pissed off about it. Sure he had mistakes in his game, but Girard was making the same type of mistakes yet he was able to redeem himself while Zadorov got benched.

Now with that said, I am not going to call him a perfect player though. His game can use more speed, his decision making needs to be improve in speed, and I want to see him be more confident offencively. However, if he just develops into a shutdown guy (which the Avs have been using him as such), he brings a very rare type of game in the league. He is one of the best hitters in the league and that scare factor is very much real plus I suggest that he can crunch numbers and minutes. When he was paired with Johnson, they created quite a force and shut down the top line. I love Girard, but he has been Avs golden boy and gets all good minutes with Johnson now and not because Zadorov has regressed.

 

[MMC]

What’s the ask from Anaheim?

 

[Muffin]

It'd be a mistake to trade him, big defenseman take longer to figure the game out. He has Chara potential in him. Hard to find 6'6 Defenseman that can skate.