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Player Discussion Nikita Zadorov

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He is a player that will grow on you the more you watch him IMO. I like how he responded to each question. Physical with descant skill set and a desire to win, is a formula for success
 
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He's a pretty good interview, seems intelligent. Love how he corrected the interviewer about his ice time. "Well, it's lower because of penalties and sometimes getting kicked out".:laugh:
I believe he will become a fan favorite. We Bruins fans, love tough guys!
 
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Mad-Marcus said:
He's a pretty good interview, seems intelligent. Love how he corrected the interviewer about his ice time. "Well, it's lower because of penalties and sometimes getting kicked out".:laugh:
I believe he will become a fan favorite. We Bruins fans, love tough guys.
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Mad-Marcus said:
He's a pretty good interview, seems intelligent. Love how he corrected the interviewer about his ice time. "Well, it's lower because of penalties and sometimes getting kicked out".:laugh:
I believe he will become a fan favorite. We Bruins fans, love tough guys!
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Skates well N\S for such a big guy.
 
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LSCII said:
Why would anyone panic over water finding it's natural level? He is a third pairing guy and has been for his entire career. The money Sweeney paid him doesn't change what he is. It simply makes him overpaid.
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if all the pairings are steady to better then i couldnt care less (unless we cant score at all)
 
i see a lot of posts suggesting that we overpaid for our 3rd d pairing.

a quick peake at puckpedia has the bruins at about 32% of the cap dedicated to the defense (unless i read it incorrectly). there are 8 teams with a higher % dedicated to their D (and 4 other teams within one or two%). with the ever changing d pairings monty is going to use, would the overall % of cap be a better gauge on d cost than just looking at the pairing combos?
 
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I'd also add that Hampus has looked healthy this preseason and seems to have regained the pep in his step, which may influence the pairings. Small sample size though.
 
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i see a lot of posts suggesting that we overpaid for our 3rd d pairing.

a quick peake at puckpedia has the bruins at about 32% of the cap dedicated to the defense (unless i read it incorrectly). there are 8 teams with a higher % dedicated to their D (and 4 other teams within one or two%). with the ever changing d pairings monty is going to use, would the overall % of cap be a better gauge on d cost than just looking at the pairing combos?
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It's not the percentage allotted to the defense over all, its that they're paying their bottom pairing of Peeke and Zad $7.75 mill per as a cap hit. That's insane when you look at the fact that their top 6 looks like Swiss cheese. That nearly 8 mill could have and should have been used on an impact player instead of bottom pairing stiffs, who by the nature of their roles, should be low cost players. Paying them that while leaving massive holes at the top of the roster is why this team is in cap trouble.
 
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It's not the percentage allotted to the defense over all, its that they're paying their bottom pairing of Peeke and Zad $7.75 mill per as a cap hit. That's insane when you look at the fact that their top 6 looks like Swiss cheese. That nearly 8 mill could have and should have been used on an impact player instead of bottom pairing stiffs, who by the nature of their roles, should be low cost players. Paying them that while leaving massive holes at the top of the roster is why this team is in cap trouble.
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To be fair their 2nd pair has to be one of the lowest paid in the league and is probably more towards what most teams pay their 3rd pair.
 
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Knight said:
I'd also add that Hampus has looked healthy this preseason and seems to have regained the pep in his step, which may influence the pairings. Small sample size though.
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I would agree. I was really impressed with how good he's looked. Looks really calm, and making very smart plays.
 
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It's not the percentage allotted to the defense over all, its that they're paying their bottom pairing of Peeke and Zad $7.75 mill per as a cap hit. That's insane when you look at the fact that their top 6 looks like Swiss cheese. That nearly 8 mill could have and should have been used on an impact player instead of bottom pairing stiffs, who by the nature of their roles, should be low cost players. Paying them that while leaving massive holes at the top of the roster is why this team is in cap trouble.
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If Zadorov plays with Carlo and Lohrei plays with Peeke, will you feel better?
 
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It's not the percentage allotted to the defense over all, its that they're paying their bottom pairing of Peeke and Zad $7.75 mill per as a cap hit. That's insane when you look at the fact that their top 6 looks like Swiss cheese. That nearly 8 mill could have and should have been used on an impact player instead of bottom pairing stiffs, who by the nature of their roles, should be low cost players. Paying them that while leaving massive holes at the top of the roster is why this team is in cap trouble.
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i see that you constantly post this, and i respect your opinion. i would be inclined to agree with you if i saw the d pairings as set as you do. i see it more fluid and thats the reason for my question.
 
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Dennis Bonvie said:
If Zadorov plays with Carlo and Lohrei plays with Peeke, will you feel better?
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No, because I feel like the Zadorov signing was a mistake and misguided. He’s a luxury to have if you don’t have glaring holes elsewhere.

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To be fair their 2nd pair has to be one of the lowest paid in the league and is probably more towards what most teams pay their 3rd pair.
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And that’s a great counterpoint to my concern about over paying the third pairing.
 
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