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Originally Posted by OldSam
Conroy said the other offers wanted a lot of retention, Canucks took all the salary. That was critical. I am fine with it.
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Zadorov's contract is only for another 4-5 months at $3.75M. Retention of even his full $3.75M is not that big of a deal, really. If you're talking about retention, if his contract was for another few years, that'll be not so good. But this one comes on before the next season starts. If you're talking about contracts like Markstrom where you're trying to trade him, taking on part of that dead cap space is probably the only option, but it'll definitely hurt no matter what unless if the return is good. If taking on that small amount of cap this year to maximize on a better draft, just take the better pick.
I'm actually more upset that Conroy didn't wait a bit longer and the trade is done with a rival team in the same division. This team is like a box of chocolates. Ya never know what you're gonna get.