Zadorov - Kinnvall is what to do about Zadorov.
Easy. A stay at home guy with a mobile, skilled puckmover.
Hockey is a lot simpler than the likes of Gulutzan and Ward have made it seem over the years.
You pair a guy who can defend and separate puck from man with a guy who can really move it.
It's why Kylington-Tanev works. It's why Gio-Brodie worked. Elsewhere it's why Methot-Karlsson worked. It's why Sutter abandoned Zadorov-Tanev and never really gave Zadorov-Gudbranson a shot.
Get Zadorov a primary puckmoving partner. Whether Valimaki or Kylington or Kinnvall or Hanifin. And remember, we might lose a guy like Oliver or Valimaki in an Eichel trade, so the top 6 as it stands now may not be the top 6 in two months.
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Last edited by GranteedEV; 10-29-2021 at 10:17 AM.
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