Does this tone down the Keith is the worst deal in history meme?
Keith was obviously better than Zaradov last season. The Hawks protected Connor Murphy, Riley Stillman, Caleb Jones ahead of Zaradov.
Seattle passed on Zaradov and picked John Quenneville who has cleared waivers more than once
Seattle goofed because they could have gotten a 3rd from the Flames for that expansion pick. They figured they could use the cap space better.
Zaradov had to be qualified at 3.2 M
On the positive side it is great having a physical presence (Tkachuk support) on the ice for 16-18 minutes a game
He does more hitting than the Flames are used to. Good for the folks that like the Flames to hard to paly against BUT will likely bring down the CF% for the "hits are a sign that you don't have the puck" crowd.
Another positive point.., Shoots L but plays LD/RD
He needs Lucic to hang around and give him fighting lessons. Last year he got caved in by both Jamie Benn and Luke Schenn who both chased him down on a face off and the best part of Zardovs fight was bruising their Knuckles.
Giving Sutter the raw materials to make a team.
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