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Created by: Kyle_Davidson

Team: 2021-22 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 11, 2021

Published: Jun. 11, 2021

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How much do you guys think Zadorov is worth? After reading the athletics primer on the expansion draft I was reminded that IF the hawks left Zadorov exposed then Seattle would probably want to get a contract discussed with him prior to selecting him. In my title I asked a question, “How Much” and that question refers to 2 different numbers. The first being how much Zadorov is worth on the open market (keep in mind his QO is 3.2 million and he has arbitration rights). The second is at what cap hit and term Z becomes too expensive for Seattle to justify. What Do you guys think? would Z’s next contract act as a sort of built in protection? I believe it has been said that he was looking for a longer term contract after what he considered a good year. If these factors do scare Seattle away from Z then I think the protection slot would be better used on Stillman. In this post I also offer what I would be comfortable with as a long term contract for Z. I'll be frank, I don't think he is very good and I consider him to be more of a luxury player that can add physicality to an already good blue line as a 3rd pairing D. If Chicago did sign him with that role in mind he shouldn't be paid very highly. I doubt he would go for this type of deal but I did say that this is what I would be comfortable with. In a perfect world Z tries and fails to justify an expensive price tag and settles for a longer term contract after the expansion draft. It's comparable to a Scott Mayfield contract as both play 3rd pairing minutes.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Zadorov, Nikita	6	$2,800,000
Suter, Pius	2	$2,500,000
Nylander, Alexander	2	$1,000,000
Hagel, Brandon	2	$1,500,000
Kämpf, David	2	$1,500,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Driedger, Chris		4	$4,000,000

Trades

CHI

2021 5th round pick (WPG)
2022 5th round pick (WPG)

WPG

De Haan, Calvin ($2,275,000 retained)
2021 7th round pick (FLA)

CHI

SEA

Gaudette, Adam [RFA Rights]

Retained Salary Transactions

Olli Määttä: $750,108 (18.37%)
Calvin De Haan: $2,275,000 (50%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$64,351,843	$452,439	$4,265,000	$17,148,157

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Strome, Dylan $3,000,000$3,000,000 C UFA - 1	Toews, Jonathan $10,500,000$10,500,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Kubalik, Dominik $3,700,000$3,700,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
DeBrincat, Alex $6,400,000$6,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Dach, Kirby $925,000$925,000 ($2,500,000$2M) C, RW RFA - 1	Kane, Patrick $2,625,000$2,625,000 RW NMC UFA - 2
Nylander, Alexander $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, LW RFA - 1	Suter, Pius $2,500,000$2,500,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Kurashev, Philipp $842,500$842,500 ($32,500$32K) LW, C, RW RFA - 1
Hagel, Brandon $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW UFA - 3	Kämpf, David $1,500,000$1,500,000 C UFA - 2
		Connolly, Brett $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Stillman, Riley $1,350,000$1,350,000 LD RFA - 3	Murphy, Connor $3,850,000$3,850,000 RD UFA - 1	Lankinen, Kevin $800,000$800,000 G UFA - 1
Keith, Duncan $5,538,462$5,538,462 LD NMC UFA - 2	Boqvist, Adam $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 1
	Kalynuk, Wyatt $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LD UFA - 1	Driedger, Chris $4,000,000$4,000,000 G UFA - 3
Zadorov, Nikita $2,800,000$2,800,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Hardman, Mike $912,500$912,500 LW, RW UFA - 1		Seabrook, Brent $6,875,000$6,875,000 RD NMC UFA - 3
Carpenter, Ryan $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 1		Shaw, Andrew $3,900,000$3,900,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Entwistle, Mackenzie $811,667$811,667 ($32,500$32K) LW, C RFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Subban, Malcolm $850,000$850,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 1

Jun. 11, 2021 at 5:03 p.m.

DaBus

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4 x 3.5 max

Jun. 11, 2021 at 5:06 p.m.

Kyle_Davidson

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Kyle from Chicago

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Quoting: DaBus

4 x 3.5 max

In my opinion that’s too much to be paying for a 3rd pair D.

Jun. 11, 2021 at 5:23 p.m.

SlickWilly

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I would agree that hes a luxury player that makes a good team a great team, but I wouldnt say hes not very good. At points in the season, he was well and truly the best defenseman on the ice. He has his moments and he has that ceiling. But hes not going to constantly sit at that performance level. Good teams, where he may be the 4th best defenseman on the ice, can afford that because when hes at his peak its going to be fun times. For bad teams like us, we cant afford those off nights.

Jun. 11, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

Kyle_Davidson

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Kyle from Chicago

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Quoting: SlickWilly

I am tired of the hawks trying to patch up the blue line by overpaying bottom pairing D by two million dollars and getting stuck with the contract when they play like bottom pairing D.

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Jun. 11, 2021 at 10:05 p.m.

JackBurton

Chicago Blackhawks

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Quoting: Stan_Bowman

I am tired of the hawks trying to patch up the blue line by overpaying bottom pairing D by two million dollars and getting stuck with the contract when they play like bottom pairing D.

This is precisely the biggest worry with Zads, and I think more than likely you're right, this is what will happen.

The question is, could a real coach (Gallant, anyone?) figure out how to rewire the jumbled mess of parts that makes up his brain, figure out what circumstances allow him to have those flashes of great play, and then find him a partner that allows him to play to his strengths? This is a serious question, I really want to know and have NO idea how to diagnose this situation.

I... actually like Zads. I know. I shouldn't, he is a disaster so often. But I can't help feeling the right defensive partner and coach would help Zads be whatever it is Bowman thinks he got by barfing up Saad for him (like a ****ing toolbox). I feel like a much younger Hjalmarsson would've been that guy... I dunno...

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Jun. 11, 2021 at 10:25 p.m.

Kyle_Davidson

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Kyle from Chicago

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Quoting: JackBurton

I think this opinion speaks to how little Z fits the team, if we didn’t have like 3 other NHL level guys on the left side I wouldn’t have minded the Saad trade as much. Whatever the case may be it’s up to the player to play, we shouldn’t have to go find a Z specialist (and neither should anyone else for that matter) to get him to be competent at least most of the time.

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Jun. 12, 2021 at 12:49 p.m.

JackBurton

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Quoting: Stan_Bowman

On the surface, I agree with you. But what if there is a long term plan in place to replace the current sludgefest of a Dcore with faster players, and perhaps Zads fits into that in a way we just haven't seen yet? I'm not saying I endorse that idea, just that it has been bandied about by some of the talking media heads. He's part of a "plan."

(frankly the ****ing plan should've been to trade that Beaudin pick to Detroit to move up and take Quinn ****ing Hughes, but I digress)

I do recall how bad and out of sorts Johnny Oduya was when he first got to Chicago, took him some time to adjust to his role, but when he and Hammer got on the ice in 2013, ****in' nothing got by those guys. I guess my point here is that I really, REALLY hope there is a longshot plan in place for Zads like this... Probably not though, haha... ha... harumph.

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