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Originally Posted by cannon7
You still need veterans on the roster to teach the younger guys. And doesn't hurt if he's Russian when two of your better d-men prospects in the minors are fellow countrymen. (Solovyov is technically Belarusian, but close enough)
And Zadorov is only 28.
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I am almost positive Weager and Rasmus are veterans and can teach younger players. No need to sign a guy to an expensive longterm contract to be a veteran for one player who is not even a slam dunk to be a NHL player.