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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Nothing but love for this trade.
He was a fan favourite for a spell, but the dude is a flawed hockey player.
Snagging a 3rd and 5th? Sounds good to me. Focus on the future, and leave today in the hands of youth.
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Absolute agreement. The player had to be dealt and now the team has more flexibility salary wise if they pursue other deals.
Maybe there is a GM sitting out there saying I could have offered more and this tells that guy and the rest of the league not to hold their cards too tight because when it’s time to pull the trigger, this GM is decisive. I like the deal and if Zadorov might have garnered slightly more that lost asset is likely more than recovered in future deals where GMs know they have to reveal their intentions or they could be left with nothing.
Hoped the Flames coulda picked up a second, but with no salary retained this player isn’t worth that. This isnt the deal where you’d get a real return for retaining salary.
Conroy +1 on this deal.