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Originally Posted by sureLoss
If Zadorov is unable to get consistent top 6 minutes he is going to want out. It is a contract year for him and he is going to want opportunities to max out his earning potential next season.
At that point Flames will probably have to explore trades. It will be money in money out and probably for other players who are underperforming their cap hits. For example Zadorov for two depth pieces that would make roughly the same cap hit.
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Yep. He's going to start making noise. It's a big year for him. I said this a few days ago and posters said he should just be quiet and keep cashing his cheques. It doesn't work that way. Aside from the pride issue, it's a matter of money and being a healthy scratch is going to cost him a boat load of money next off season.
Personally I'm hoping he's a cap dump in an Eichel trade but it's more likely to be what you say here.
Him sitting is a great thing though, especially with the team winning. It means they are winning with the younger LHD playing important minutes and they are making Zadarov expendable.