Beaninfritz
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- Aug 27, 2009
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Not the case imo, guys of his calibre just shouldn't get that term. Give him the bridge and hope he continues to improve and then lock him up, if he walks so be it. It's management's job to draft and develop replacements for complimentary players.
Toronto was really hard up for a decent d-man. Zaitsev was basically the only player available that fit the bill, that also wouldn't cost any assets. The salary was decent, the term wasn't, but you'd have to think there would be other teams willing to make pitches as well, so you'd have to overpay a bit to keep him on the club. Imagine how much worse our team would be without him. 4.5x7 isn't the worst deal ever inked. Lord knows he's far more useful than Clarkson ever was.