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Friedman: Nikita Zaitsev has requested a trade from Toronto
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WTFMAN99
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I think Zaitsev actually finished the regular season strong and had a very good playoffs. He just had no chemistry with Jake Gardiner and unfortunately Mike Babcock really forced it.
McRpro
Cont. without supporting.
Only if that bag of pucks also has a bad, long-term cap hit.
ChaoticOrange
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He got Tanner Pearson for the rotting corpse of Erik Gudbranson.
It looks like he likes offloading overpaid bottom pairing defencemen, not giving up assets for them.
Liferleafer
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I didn't say anything of the sort....but as a Leafs fan, this site has told me:
No way you can move Clarkson!!-check
Nobody is taking Dion Phaneuf's contract without massive retention!!-check
It will cost Kapanen+1st+to land Muzzin!!-check
So, tell me more about these guarantees of nobody taking Zaitsev...
Empoleon8771
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The absolute best case scenario is that the Leafs do a Pearson for Gudbranson type of trade with Zaitsev. And that's probably optimistic.
Martin Skoula
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Whatever team gets him is going to be pleasantly surprised. Babcock is not the right coach for this guy, trying to turn him into a "chip it off the boards" defensive defenseman was absolutely idiotic. Can easily see him rebounding to 35-40 point #3 form as early as this season in the right system. Let him play the way he's used to playing and he's easily worth his contract.
MyBudJT
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I like Zaitsev. I think he's a good #4, and can perform better than that when he's on. He seems to do well on international ice and Russia, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of his faults at the NHL level is more "systems" related than it is "incompetence".
He's not as bad as people make him out to be.
He's not as bad as people make him out to be.
Liferleafer
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It's all good, i don't expect teams to be lining up...i'm just going to sit back and enjoy another trollfest of a thread. Be a nice break from the Marner one....
hamzarocks
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Yeah, Edmonton fans are big experts in "overpaid bottom pairing defensemen". See Petry...
BB88
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Someone probably would take Zaitsev but with a + or ++ added next to him.
You haven't been in cap situation like this before so those contract moves don't really matter here.
If he was worth the $4.6 mill as a 2nd pair RHD the Leafs would not be trying to trade him.
Going to have to send something good along with him. Term is the killer. Easier to move if he only had a year or two left.
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I actually don't mind Zaitsev... his contract has a NTC tho?(I think, with expansion coming kinda dangerous) that would be the bigger fear.
I wouldn't pay much for him as far as assets go, but I wouldn't mind taking him in... hed be the 2nd best RHD on our roster... by default but whos counting.
I wouldn't pay much for him as far as assets go, but I wouldn't mind taking him in... hed be the 2nd best RHD on our roster... by default but whos counting.
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FerrisRox
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I was being sarcastic.
The notion the Canucks would give up a valuable piece like Tanev and get a toxic third pairing cap dump signed for five more seasons in return is beyond idiotic.
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SnizzNasty88
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this is the package, but it wont get you Seth Jones
NYR had Zaitsev in Prospect Camp once or twice a few years back, may have some Cap space going forward, and are bringing in 3 young, new-to-NA, Russians this fall
but, man, that AAV x term will make almost any team think twice
NYR could offer Pionk to assume Z's ice-time, but not sure what else would be needed to craft a balanced deal.
Probably Not as much as Leafs fan will argue,
it's not just Z's Cap Hit, but that often he seems just an average 4th/5th NHL d-man
ChaoticOrange
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Yes, we know bad defencemen when we see them. See: the crew of miscreants that played defence for us from 2007-2014.
That’s like saying Toronto fans are big experts on goaltending - see Raycroft for Rask.
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