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Originally Posted by bigrangy
It looks like I have not done my research. Zucker seems to have been quite the effective player, up until last year.
Is last year real or just a down year that could be exploited by BT? Thinking about it, I’d go with the latter.
I don’t think he’s worth premium assets, because he’s not a difference maker. But he’s solid enough to be worth putting in the lineup.
I can see Minnesota being scared of what happened this year and trying to get out from that contract before it might become unmovable. But I am sure BT and the team have done their homework.
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There is no reason to be afraid of that contract. I hope that's what Minnesota is thinking and gives him up to Calgary for cheap.
Zucker's expected goals total last year was 26. This is based on the quality and quantity of his chances. Only 11 players in the league played 1000 EV minutes last season and averaged more scoring chances per 20 minutes than Zucker. Of those players 5 scored 40 and 10 scored 30 or more.
If anything, Minnesota is selling low here, not high. Exactly like they did with Niederreiter. This could be a good opportunity to add a 30 goal guy for relatively cheap.
*Stats taken from Mike Kelly from The Point