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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
I think a contract that starts with a 4 is fair for Zadorov.
The cap is tight now, but it is going up.
If you ranked players high to low based on contracts the 4 million range is 61 to 90
Zadorov currently makes 96th most among D men.
Zadorov is a reliable D man, and he is a big body. If the Flames are getting younger, as they should, they still need a big body or two to keep things in line. More than that, you need a big guy to compliment the skilled D the flames have been targeting.
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But then I again bring up the sheltered minutes that Zadorov plays. He was being played in a way to maximize his hitting and offence, while minimizing defensive deficiencies. But now needs to be paid as someone who is isn't having defensive deficiencies hidden and sheltered.
We need to stay away from a $4.5-$5.5AAV Zadorov. If we were smart he'd be the best candidate to get a kings ransom at the deadline for and help restock the cupboards to focus on drafting and developing even when not rebuilding, as Conroy stated he'd be doing.