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Originally Posted by gvitaly
Zadorov is definitely saying all the right things, and I love his attitude, transparency, and accountability in the media. I know he said he loves it here and wants to stay, but I don't think it's because of CGY, or the fans here.
In several interviews when was asked to compare Canada and the US: Z clearly prefered the US: because of taxes, healthcare, travel(wait time when crossing the border), climate, and because there's more to do.
That said, from what I understand here are his priorities when choosing a team:
1. Contending for a cup
2. Money
3. Job security - long term contract, and not uprooting his family every year.
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4. Everything else
That's mostly me reading through the lines but I'm pretty sure he wouldn't want to stick around for a rebuild/retool(with missing the playoffs). Which is fine with me.
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I think at this point in time Zadorov could POTENTIALLY have #1 as #1, but he also strikes me as a guy who would have #3 as #1. He’s had short term deals, I bet if we offered a 5 x 5 to be our 4/5 D, I think that’s a reasonable deal. He is a special blend of big, gritty, and has some good offensive games here and there.
Everything is all speculative at this rate, but I think if I was him I’d be looking for a 4-6 year deal, 7 if someone gets nuts (not us, 4-5 is what I’d offer).