[Signing] Flames re-sign Zadorov (2 x $3.75 million)

[jayswin]

God, if they ask about the damn dressing room again.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Zadorov is a beauty. No Big Z slander shall prosper!

[gvitaly]

Not many new stories, but awesome content. I chuckled several times during the interview.

...so other than the turnover your experience[in buffalo] was pretty positive?

Yeah, for sure I enjoyed Buffalo. Everybody is saying it's a #### city, but [when] you have a day off you jump in your car and in an hour and a half you're in Toronto.

Good sell job there Z. Just go to a different country.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

Not many new stories, but awesome content. I chuckled several times during the interview.

I travelled through Buffalo on a Greyhound years ago. It makes Edmonton look like NYC....

[Nammer403]

Hour 25 mark if anyone wants to fast foward the spittin chiclets interview

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

I travelled through Buffalo on a Greyhound years ago. It makes Edmonton look like NYC....

Filthy, crime-ridden and rat-infested? Edmonton already does that on its own.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Filthy, crime-ridden and rat-infested? Edmonton already does that on its own.

There are no rats in Alberta. Except for Danielle Smith.

[Burning Beard]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

There are no rats in Alberta. Except for Danielle Smith.

Thank God you brought politics in here. It's so hard to find that anywhere else on the internet.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Burning Beard

Thank God you brought politics in here. It's so hard to find that anywhere else on the internet.

Do you know what Buffalo has a lot of?? snowflakes.... lol

[FlamesAddiction]

I used to go to Buffalo occasionally to watch games. It's not the greatest city, and even people I talked to in Buffalo would often make self-deprecating jokes about it. People in the arena were always friendly and I would often get random people coming to talk to me when wearing Flames gear, and it was never confrontational. Really nice arena too.

So while Buffalo is a bit of a boring, non-descript city, it seemed like at least the people who live there don't have delusions like people in Edmonton who think their city is the bees knees.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Do you know what Buffalo has a lot of?? snowflakes.... lol

Buffalolians…

[Goriders]

I would say Big Z and Vladar have been our most improved players this year. Almost our cheapest too.

[Backstop]

Zadorov trucks someone every game he seems to enjoy it as much as we do.

[Derek Sutton]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

I travelled through Buffalo on a Greyhound years ago. It makes Edmonton look like NYC....

The views offered by the Greyhound route are often the best way to judge a city….

[mile]

https://www.tsn.ca/talent/calgary-fl...alji-1.1896865

TSN: You’re off to a great start this season so far. There’s a line of thinking that an NHL defenceman needs 200 games to understand his identity and who he is. How do you feel about that? Your game is at a really high level. Do you feel like you’re establishing yourself now?

Zadorov: “How many games?”

TSN: They say 200, but that’s the media. (Zadorov has played 518 games)

Zadorov: [laughs] “Did Cale Makar need 200 games to see his identity? I think it just depends on the player. I feel like it took me more than 200 for sure. Some guys it takes them quick, right off the drop, so it just depends on your mentality. You’re learning from something, the coaches you have, the teammates you have, what kinds of teams you’re on – if you’re coming to a winning team with good veteran guys who help you understand the league and the way to play. I think that’s so much easier. For me, it was kind of hard because in my first four years in the league, I was with the worst teams in the league, so it was hard to learn. Then we started building something in Colorado and it took time to figure out, but the coaches are the big difference. I feel like right now, the way Darryl’s taught me from last year, it’s helped me way more than the coaches from before.”

TSN: Who’s the toughest guy to defend one-on-one in the league?

Zadorov: “Connor [McDavid] is up there, definitely. But I’d say, we don’t play them much, but he’s been hard for me in the past, but Matthew Barzal. He’s a really good skater and shifty and he gives the puck away right away. He doesn’t try to hold it, the passing. I think he’s a really smart player. He’s in my head when I play against him.”

TSN: Finally, you’re getting noticed as one of the more fashionable players around the league and have made some style rankings lists. Is that new for you?

Zadorov: “Where’s the list?”

TSN: Bleacher Report


Zadorov: “Well, they make awful lists. They put guys that wear pajamas to the game.”

[anyonebutedmonton]

Seems like he would be a fun guy in the locker room.

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by Derek Sutton

The views offered by the Greyhound route are often the best way to judge a city….

They almost always go through skid row.

[Goriders]

TSN: Finally, you’re getting noticed as one of the more fashionable players around the league and have made some style rankings lists. Is that new for you?

Zadorov: “Where’s the list?”

TSN: Bleacher Report


Zadorov: “Well, they make awful lists. They put guys that wear pajamas to the game.”

Brilliant.

[browna]

Bumping for posterity. When everyone else was fleeing in July he was staying loyal and excited to stay, and excited for another year to learn under Sutter.

And he puts up a career year and first multi goal game and first hat trick.

[Coach]

Bump for more Zadorov being awesome, stepping up as the first Russian player to openly flip the bird at Putin. I hope he continues his strong play and sticks with the team for a while. Dude is a class act.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1704876657834635392

https://twitter.com/user/status/1704877265618624795

https://twitter.com/user/status/1704877826611011879

https://twitter.com/user/status/1704878316128207011

credit sureLoss for the links in the Invasion thread.