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Originally Posted by Toonage
Weren't there were issues, especially when he first arrived? Usage/ice time related?
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When he first arrived he was a god send because Soucy was hurt and we were thin as #### on the back end. In that same time Juulsen also showed he could play regular minutes.
After Soucy came back we had a log jam because Juulsen had shown he probably deserved to be in the line up. So there was a week or two of planning until Soucy got hurt again.
After Soucy came back the second time, Zadorov hit a rough patch and there were some unverified rumours that the Canucks may try and flip him again. He came out of the line up a couple times after a bad game and people made assumptions. The reality was he a bottom four guy in a log jam at the bottom four. Juulsen had earned playing time and so people had to cycle out to make that work. What isn't talked about is guys like Cole and Soucy also saw days off in this time.
I think I'd be more comfortable with Zadorov at 4 - 5mil for 3 or 4 years than Hronek at 8+ for 5 - 8 years. What Hronek is apparently asking for is insane considering how he performs away from Quinn Hughes.