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Originally Posted by SeanCharles
I don’t understand the focus on Gudbranson when by all reports Zadorov was lacklustre in the preseason, cost us a 3rd, and clearly wants term and an AAV well above what his contributions would dictate.
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Zadorov at least has a history of competent top six play, especially in 2019 when he was paired with Ian Cole, which is about as close to Tanev as it gets.
Maybe he's overpaid, maybe he's even our fourth-best LD, but he's an NHL player.
Historically Gudbranson has... not been at least that.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Well, he hasn't received those things, and will have to earn them, so no worries.
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Well, yes and no. His current aav sets his qualifying offer pretty high, so the Flames will probably have to not qualify him, in which case we threw another 3rd away if he can't at least show one team he is worth his QO.