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Originally Posted by dino7c
Well you said basically the same thing about Hanifin
If Zadorov goes the the KHL its because he wants to go home and because he is getting paid. I think the value of contract is a fair debate but there are way worse dmen in the league and being huge is definitely a plus that puts him ahead of everyone with an equal skillset.
He is #6 on the Flames who are the best defensive team in the league, plays way higher on a bad team. Remember there are 32 teams now. He is also 26 which is still pretty young.
There is no way he is out of the league anytime soon unless he chooses to be. KHL could give him a massive deal though, he is a top russian dman.
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I never said that about Hanifin at all. I even said he's been our 2nd best defenceman defensively. I said if we do lose him we'd be fine and would gain a lot of assets if we traded him. Not the same comparable at all. One is a great defenceman and Zadorov isn't. But at Hanifin's low salary I do think trading him in the off season would get us a haul and a good way to gain assets while still remaining a good team.
And the highest paid player in the KHL I believe makes $1.5 million so not sure how a defenceman like Zadorov will get a massive deal.