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That’s what they offered him before he left 4 year ago,. Let’s hope it makes sense to him. This is a player I’m sure, ready to show his best , and up the ante’ for his UFA year. im sure this makes sense to the player, but I wouldn’t be surprised if management takes it to 2.5 for 3 years . Pretty sure this is a 4 m per or better player in 2 years.
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C’mon Nik !!! ... 4 years is long enough! Cant wait to see this guy step over the boards and own the place.
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If I was an expansion club, I would put money into the goal ( via UFA). And then a good back up / prospect via an ED pick. Goaltending builds a team.. he opposite example of this is Toronto. Tavares at 11m per and an offensive spreadsheet that could build a bridge to Vancouver Island .. and no money for goaltending
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See this is why I call it an Extorsion Draft . Seattle can say they are going to take a player, But we don’t really know that they have already filled that position and are probably stacking decent draft picks in the process. something wrong with that... it’s like the Oilers being in the Draft lottery and doing well with it for 10 years. ( I beleive now the NHL has caught on) that’s not to say they are better for it. but in that same vein , expansion should not be extorsion. The Expansion Team should just make their list without discussions with other teams and submit it to the NHL . Poof .. done. All the other clubs will have done what they could have prior to the ED without elements of extorsion creating a better team that what was within the faithfulness of the NHL allowing this process to happen.
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There’s also the chance they find there Goalie elsewhere, there are a few UFA possibilities.. https://www.spotrac.com/nhl/free-agents/goaltender/ufa/
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Hamonic has almost brought a perfect balance to Hughes, and in the process, Hughes is looking better defensively. yes, I don’t think the stats show it, but it seems this has been a learning process for H & H . I’m tending to lean more to trying to keep (sign and protect) Hamonic before Edler or Joulevi. .. and in that , realizing Edler is still UFA , could resign with us regardless.. and save us a defensive protection position in the ED. Im wondering if we are about to spend too much time with Joulevi . Im still not clear if that Tryamkin signs “Tomorrow” a contract for the 21-22 season.. : is he eligible or ineligible for the expansion draft? I was under the impression that because he hasn’t played here in 4 years and is on our protection roster , that he is ineligible for the draft.
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Tryamkin dosent need to fight.. but he may have to a few times to show he can back up his hits.. :this against a 6’2 power forward in March 2021, Could be what comes next to Jamie Benn.
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i think that poster was saying “if” he can fight NHL style,. Say like Chara can dominate in a fight, It’s another level of intimidation that player can bring to his game. no one said “tough”, but you.. I think you took his comment out of the context it was meant to be. Tryamkin brings a lot actually, and to have an above average skater at 6’8.. who was in his rookie season here as a 21 yr old taking on the likes of getzlaf and Benn, is pretty amazing.
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I’m considering this a “poster bomb”.. What the hell are you doing in this thread Timra !? ... shouldn’t you be in the Utica Comets Thread defending Louie Eriksson?
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[Rumour]. Zadorov in Chicago.. may not stick .
SilentSam replied to SilentSam's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
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[Rumour]. Zadorov in Chicago.. may not stick .
SilentSam posted a topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
All speculation of course, but could you imagine having the likes of Tryamkin and Zadorov on the same team ? Nice to note the The Blackhawks were the last team we talked to regarding the interaction / trade we did for Highmore. Sorry I couldn’t paste the link for some reason, But it’s an interesting read : Latest On Nikita Zadorov, Chicago Blackhawks April 20th, 2021 at 8:30pm CST • By Zach Leach The Chicago Blackhawks were reportedly listening to offers for defenseman Nikita Zadorov at the NHL Trade Deadline, but ultimately decided not to move him. However, that doesn’t mean that the two sides will stay together for much longer. As Ben Pope writesfor the Chicago Sun-Times, the Blackhawks have dropped some hints that they are not content with the big blue liner and time is running out for him to prove himself. Zadorov, 25, is in his first season in Chicago after coming over from the Colorado Avalanche in the Brandon Saad trade this past off-season. The Blackhawks hoped that Zadorov would step into a lineup that was missing many difference-makers on the back end and would transform into a bona fide top pair defenseman. While Zadorov has still been impressive as a physical force and solid defender, there has not been much else to praise about Zadorov’s game this season. He has been firmly entrenched as a second-pair defender in terms of time on ice, is fifth in defensive scoring and even lower in per-game production, and is on pace for a career-high in giveaways, even in a shortened season. Zadorov has merely continued to play the same role in Chicago as he did in Colorado, that of a complementary stay-at-home defenseman. While that is not without value, it isn’t what was expected of the 2013 first-round pick and may not be worth the cost to the Blackhawks. The team has not-so-subtly expressed their frustration recently, acquiring a younger and similar style of defender in Riley Stillman and then making Zadorov a healthy scratch on deadline day after discussing him with other teams beforehand. This off-season, Zadorov presents a number of challenges to Chicago. The impending restricted free agent will need a new contract, which at a minimum will require a $3.2MM qualifying offer. However, despite his underwhelming effort this season, Zadorov can probably argue for making more than that and has the option to file for arbitration to support that claim. The problem for the Blackhawks is that they have very few contracts coming off the books this off-season and are projected to have limited cap flexibility to make other moves. Retaining Zadorov at a higher number even further reduces that cap space without making a material change to their roster, which is only a fringe playoff team this season. A potential arbitration case makes using their cap space even more problematic. If the relatively young blue liner demands a long-term deal as well, that becomes an issue with a number of young players already pushing for play time. Beyond the actual contract, the only way that Chicago can ensure that they even retain Zadorov’s RFA rights beyond July 21 is to protect him in the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft. With Duncan Keith and Connor Murphy as virtual locks to be protecting, adding Zadorov to that group would mean exposing valuable veteran Calvin de Haan and the recently-acquired Stillman. Yet, if they don’t protect Zadorov he could very easily be selected and lost for nothing. In order to avoid a difficult expansion decision and possible contract battle and arbitration case, the Blackhawks may decide to re-ignite trade talks for Zadorov once their season has come to an end. Until then, Pope notes that Zadorov will be given every chance to prove that he is worthy of a longer look in Chicago. With de Haan and Adam Boqvist currently injured and the Blackhawks fighting for a playoff spot, Zadorov has the chance to step up and finally show that he can be a complete top-four defenseman. If he succeeds, perhaps all of the off-season issues fall by the wayside in favor of keeping a rare physical specimen and good young defender at all costs. However, if he falters then the partnership between the Blackhawks and Zadorov could be coming to an end sooner rather than later. -
https://t.co/Xk0gNc1PHP?amp=1 adding this to my last post... edit: I mean this regarding Zadorov: Latest On Nikita Zadorov, Chicago Blackhawks April 20th, 2021 at 8:30pm CST • By Zach Leach The Chicago Blackhawks were reportedly listening to offers for defenseman Nikita Zadorov at the NHL Trade Deadline, but ultimately decided not to move him. However, that doesn’t mean that the two sides will stay together for much longer. As Ben Pope writesfor the Chicago Sun-Times, the Blackhawks have dropped some hints that they are not content with the big blue liner and time is running out for him to prove himself. Zadorov, 25, is in his first season in Chicago after coming over from the Colorado Avalanche in the Brandon Saad trade this past off-season. The Blackhawks hoped that Zadorov would step into a lineup that was missing many difference-makers on the back end and would transform into a bona fide top pair defenseman. While Zadorov has still been impressive as a physical force and solid defender, there has not been much else to praise about Zadorov’s game this season. He has been firmly entrenched as a second-pair defender in terms of time on ice, is fifth in defensive scoring and even lower in per-game production, and is on pace for a career-high in giveaways, even in a shortened season. Zadorov has merely continued to play the same role in Chicago as he did in Colorado, that of a complementary stay-at-home defenseman. While that is not without value, it isn’t what was expected of the 2013 first-round pick and may not be worth the cost to the Blackhawks. The team has not-so-subtly expressed their frustration recently, acquiring a younger and similar style of defender in Riley Stillman and then making Zadorov a healthy scratch on deadline day after discussing him with other teams beforehand. This off-season, Zadorov presents a number of challenges to Chicago. The impending restricted free agent will need a new contract, which at a minimum will require a $3.2MM qualifying offer. However, despite his underwhelming effort this season, Zadorov can probably argue for making more than that and has the option to file for arbitration to support that claim. The problem for the Blackhawks is that they have very few contracts coming off the books this off-season and are projected to have limited cap flexibility to make other moves. Retaining Zadorov at a higher number even further reduces that cap space without making a material change to their roster, which is only a fringe playoff team this season. A potential arbitration case makes using their cap space even more problematic. If the relatively young blue liner demands a long-term deal as well, that becomes an issue with a number of young players already pushing for play time. Beyond the actual contract, the only way that Chicago can ensure that they even retain Zadorov’s RFA rights beyond July 21 is to protect him in the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft. With Duncan Keith and Connor Murphy as virtual locks to be protecting, adding Zadorov to that group would mean exposing valuable veteran Calvin de Haan and the recently-acquired Stillman. Yet, if they don’t protect Zadorov he could very easily be selected and lost for nothing. In order to avoid a difficult expansion decision and possible contract battle and arbitration case, the Blackhawks may decide to re-ignite trade talks for Zadorov once their season has come to an end. Until then, Pope notes that Zadorov will be given every chance to prove that he is worthy of a longer look in Chicago. With de Haan and Adam Boqvist currently injured and the Blackhawks fighting for a playoff spot, Zadorov has the chance to step up and finally show that he can be a complete top-four defenseman. If he succeeds, perhaps all of the off-season issues fall by the wayside in favor of keeping a rare physical specimen and good young defender at all costs. However, if he falters then the partnership between the Blackhawks and Zadorov could be coming to an end sooner rather than later.
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Hmmmm and Zadorov possibly available out of Chicago,. Wonder if there was any xtra chit chat when the Gaudette move was discussed?
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Very positive read, thanks for posting this link. I think this comment says a lot : His agent is saying all the right things, adding that Tryamkin would arrive to Vancouver well ahead of training camp to work with Canucks staff so that he can “hit the ground running.” I wonder if Management would hire “Rippers” dad to show him a few things on the heavy bag too ?