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We’re talking about Vancouver Canucks d-man Nikita Zadorov, and his recent comments regarding his future in the NHL.
Article: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/canucks-face-difficult-decision-with-zadorovs-looming-free-agency/
This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
Nikita Zadorov was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2013 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st – Colorado Avalanche, Nathan MacKinnon
2nd – Florida Panthers, Aleksander Barkov
3rd – Tampa Bay Lightning, Jonathan Drouin
4th – Nashville Predators, Seth Jones
5th – Carolina Hurricanes, Elias Lindholm
6th – Calgary Flames, Sean Monahan
7th – Edmonton Oilers, Darnell Nurse
8th – Buffalo Sabres, Rasmus Ristolainen
9th – Vancouver Canucks (from New Jersey Devils), Bo Horvat
10th – Dallas Stars, Valeri Nichushkin
11th – Philadelphia flyers, Samuel Morin
12th – Phoenix Coyotes, Max Domi
13th – Winnipeg Jets, Josh Morrissey
14th – Columbus Blue Jackets, Alexander Wennberg
15th – New York Islanders, Ryan Pulock
16th – Buffalo Sabres (from Minnesota Wild), Nikita Zadorov
17th – Ottawa Senators, Curtis Lazar
18th – San Jose Sharks (from Detroit Red Wings), Mirco Mueller
19th – Columbus Blue Jackets (from New York Rangers), Kerby Rychel
20th – Detroit Red Wings (from San Jose Sharks), Anthony Mantha
21st – Toronto Maple Leafs, Frederik Gauthier
22nd – Calgary Flames (from St. Louis Blues), Emile Poirier
23rd – Washington Capitals, Andre Burakovsky
24th – Vancouver Canucks, Hunter Shinkaruk
25th – Montreal Canadiens, Michael McCarron
26th – Anaheim Ducks, Shea Theodore
27th – Columbus Blue Jackets (from Los Angeles Kings), Marko Dano
28th – Calgary Flames (from Pittsburgh Penguins), Morgan Klimchuk
29th – Dallas Stars (from Boston Bruins), Jason Dickinson
30th – Chicago Blackhawks, Ryan Hartman
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20 Comments
First bitches!!
Re sign Big Z ffs
He’s an ahler over preforming please sign him so the Canucks have another bad contract 🙏
Smashville will be the next dynasty of the west soon
sign him …
He wants to stay, he wants to be a leader, he wants to win a cup, really what more can you ask for from a talented player sign the guy already!!
$3.75×7 is the same as $5.3×5.
If he wants security sign him to 7x $3.25M and structure the contract so that the last 2 years he make $1M salary no bonuses…
Bro just tip, if you didn't talk as much when you played, you would score alot more lol 😂😂😂
i don't think that's what bbc stands for
Lord Zed!!!!
But on a serious note: trade Soucy, to Calgary. Trade Ian Cole to Edmonton since he made them alot of points. Let go of Desmith to new jersey. This will clear up alot of cap space plus I think these team in particular will give something good for them. Keep Lindholm on the trading block. That way you can keep him in the lineup for the time being. They are all good players but I don't think most of them want to play a 2nd (goalie) 2nd & 3rd line string as much. Probably be better for them and Vancouver in the long run. Sign Big Zee. If Dakota wants to go, then trade him or let him go. Ps I'm just speculating on what I would want them to do.
Come to San Jose you can play with smith and celebrini we need a tough d man like this
We talk about Zadorov like he's bad in the regular season. He was really good here and we grabbed him early into the season. 54 games, 14 points, his ice time was relatively low. But we had 3 solid pairs. Hughes/Hronek, Cole/Zadorov, Soucy/Myers. Our 2nd and 3rd pairs split the ice time that Hughes wasn't playing pretty evenly. The difference in ice time averages between Zadorov, Myers, Cole, and Soucy was around 1-2 minutes, they all averaged about 17 minutes a game. Whereas Hughes and Hronek had roughly 4+ minutes over the next closest D-man. I'd honestly give the man 6 or 7 years if it meant we can keep his cap hit 4-5mil. But anything much higher than 5mil is too much.
Is that what bbc stands for? I thought it meant big black c…
Please Re sign big Z
Yup BC is beautiful, Alberta not so much
BBC.. … Big Black Columbians?
Kudos for him speaking out against Putin. If more Russian athletes did that, it would embolden Russian citizens to change the horribly oppressive dictatorship threatening all of Eastern Europe
Siberia 😮 nobody wants to go there 😊, pay him to stay with the Canucks avoid future regrets ❤
As great and effective as Zadorov was in the regular season and playoffs with the Canucks, he's 29 years old and has never proven that he's a consistent top 4 defenseman over an 82 game schedule + playoffs. You could argue he was never put in positions to succeed, but those as the facts and at his age, what you see is what you get. He's at his ceiling. If he'll accept $5 million max, sure. But I highly doubt he will. $5 million for a 3rd pairing D is very expensive, and on this team, given the depth, he'd be a top 4 easily. The question is, can he be an effective top 4 defenseman over a full season and playoffs for however many years he's looking for? If the answer is yes and he accepts a reasonable salary, sure. But again, he's never proven he's a top 4 defenseman over a full season.
He wants too much money for a 20 point D-man. He is worth what he was making this season. Ya he has a another level when it comes to playoff time but players don't get paid in the playoffs they get paid for the regular season. The Playoffs are for sportsman and warriors. I am going to miss that warrior, he is indeed an old school D-man of the Canadian flavor. Wherever he lands the folks there will be happy he is there. Big Z is a first class act.