Bob Long Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 16 minutes ago, Phil_314 said: Looks like Zadorov - Myers is the pairing tonight, that's 13' and 500 lbs.+ of defenseman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sxqhfeh Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 it's great for the price. The plus I see out of it is Cole looks his age and doesn't come back next season so we were down a LHD because it looks like Brisebois' NHL career is over (head injuries are bad news) so there is an opening at LHD for next season and this guy is a giant LHD who actually HITS people unlike the RHD who is leaving Tyler Myers, and maybe Ethan Bear takes Myers job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 14 hours ago, sxqhfeh said: it's great for the price. The plus I see out of it is Cole looks his age and doesn't come back next season so we were down a LHD because it looks like Brisebois' NHL career is over (head injuries are bad news) so there is an opening at LHD for next season and this guy is a giant LHD who actually HITS people unlike the RHD who is leaving Tyler Myers, and maybe Ethan Bear takes Myers job. Bear would provide more finesse off the RD. No doubt of that. Myers has some o-zone touch but I worry about his d-side recovery. The Myers - Zad combo is a fascinating development. Can Zad and Meyers feed off oneanother enough to be a +? At the end of the day I have reservations about Bear's game in playoffs. I also wonder what his ask on CAP and term will be as many other clubs appear to be interested. He could sign with Van on a 1 year deal with anticpation of playoffs and leveraging his rep into a new contract next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-dlc- Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Q & A with Zadorov Quote What's exciting to you about joining this group? "It's a great team," said Zadorov. "The boys are playing really well this year. Obviously, we're in the same division, so I've got to watch them before. I know a few guys that were on the enemy side but now they're my teammates. So I've played with Ian Cole in Colorado, played with Tyler Myers in Buffalo my first two years, Pius Suter one year in Chicago, so I know them and all the Russians of course. We all get together in Florida in the offseason and have the same strength coach so we're in the gym together. My wife and Ilya Mikheyev's wife are good friends, so we hang out a lot in the summer, we're like neighbours and see each other like every day. Andrei [Kuzmenko] and I grew up playing for the same minor hockey teams, his dad was my coach but Andrei was one year younger than me. It's like five to eight guys that I know on the team so hopefully that will be an easy transition for me. And you can ask my teammates, I'm not a shy guy." What sticks out about this Canucks team to you? "Quinn Hughes is probably a top-two defenceman in the league right now. And Elias or Elias, he’s having a great year, we have a different way to say Elias in Calgary with Lindholm," said Zadorov with a laugh. "Brock Boeser is scoring a lot of goals. J.T. Miller is a leader on the ice and we have really good battles all the time, it was always a hard night to play against him, he's a pretty competitive guy. And then Thatcher Demko has been playing so well. And it's not just those guys, I'm super excited to join such a great team right now and the coaching staff is great too. I've only heard good things about Rick Tocchet, I've worked with Adam Foote in Colorado as he was a development coach when I was in my first couple of years in Colorado. I spoke with Sergei Gonchar on Thursday night and he was one of my idols when I was growing up. Gonchar is a super smart, intelligent coach and I think they can all help me help the team. I'm here to help, I'm an added piece to a great team." What about the size of this Canucks defence corps? "Right now, it's such a quick game and all of us big guys have reach and we need to use our sticks properly so that we can break plays in the defensive zone so we can spend more time in [the] offensive zone. Tyler, Carson and Ian are all good skaters and have good hockey IQ and we can chip in some offence too that's always fun." We’ve known you as a player who throws the body around often, what do you like about playing a physical brand of hockey? "I have the size to do it, I probably have 50 pounds extra on most guys in the league so I'm going to use it," said Zadorov. "It's part of my game to play physical and break plays that way. I enjoy it and in the past couple of years I've really improved my offensive game as well, I scored 14 goals last year so I don't only bring hits, I can bring a two-way game for sure." How have you worked on becoming a strong skater? "My parents put me in figure skating classes when I was a kid for seven years before I came to Junior hockey in the OHL. I do power skating in my summer workouts and if you do the right stuff in the summer, that's going to increase your speed and keep your speed. I'm only 28 so I believe there's another four or five years of improvement because I haven't yet reached my goal and I think I'm not even close to finishing improving here. I think I can improve on a few particular [skating] things here." We know how beautiful Vancouver is as a city, what are your thoughts on coming to the West Coast? "My draft was 2013 and Vancouver made the Cory Schneider trade for 9th overall and they were my favourite team but they picked Bo [Horvat] and Bo was my [London Knights] teammate so I was a bit jealous," said Zadorov with a laugh. "But I still ended up in a good organization with [the] Buffalo Sabres. It's definitely a dream to play for your childhood favourite team. It's a great city. It's got great restaurants. If you ask me about my 11 years [in the NHL], I would say Vancouver is a top-three road city for me for sure. I'm always enjoying my time, every time, so I think it's perfect." What made you a Canucks fan as a kid? "Markus Naslund and the Sedin brothers," said Zadorov. "Naslund, I really like him a lot, I think he was definitely one of my favourite players." What can fans expect from you on the ice? "I'm going to leave everything on the ice for my teammates," said Zadorov. "There are no shortcuts for myself and I'm going to leave everything out on the ice and am going to hopefully help this team win something." https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/i-m-here-to-help-i-m-an-added-piece-to-a-great-team-a-q-a-with-newest-canuck-nikita-zadorov 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Absolute beast but I'd really like to see Zadorov paired with Cole, either guy can play either side, as a sort of shutdown 2nd pairing. Then when Soucy comes back play him with Myers. Essentially any of our bottom-4 guys can really play with anyone else. If we really want to experiment we could break up Hughes and Hronek and pair them with a physical shutdown guy and roll two puck moving/balanced pairings (I wonder if we try this in the playoffs against deeper teams to win matchups). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) I posted this over in the game day thread, but it probably was missed by a lot of fans. I am reposting it here, as I think this man is very brave and deserves some credit for his stance on the Ukrainian war. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canucks-zadorov-first-russian-nhler-war-ukraine Edited December 3, 2023 by higgyfan 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Nice read here ‘We needed to address it’: Canucks GM Patrik Allvin talks process of acquiring Nikita Zadorov https://canucksarmy.com/news/betway-bets-day-nhl-nfl-edition 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 14 hours ago, higgyfan said: I posted this over in the game day thread, but it probably was missed by a lot of fans. I am reposting it here, as I think this man is very brave and deserves some credit for his stance on the Ukrainian war. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canucks-zadorov-first-russian-nhler-war-ukraine Very impressed with how well spoken and introspective Zadorov is. No one should take for granted the risk he assumed by the statements he made about Ukraine. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-19 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/2/2023 at 5:46 PM, sxqhfeh said: it's great for the price. The plus I see out of it is Cole looks his age and doesn't come back next season so we were down a LHD because it looks like Brisebois' NHL career is over (head injuries are bad news) so there is an opening at LHD for next season and this guy is a giant LHD who actually HITS people unlike the RHD who is leaving Tyler Myers, and maybe Ethan Bear takes Myers job. Agreed. I'm certainly on the boat of replacing Bear for Myers moving forward. It should be a requirement that our RHD are players who can play with Hughes to leave us options. Myers has probably been the worst dman I've seen playing with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Cool interview with Z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophomore Jinx Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Smashian Kassian said: Cool interview with Z Very cool, loved it. Thx for posting! Edited December 19, 2023 by Sophomore Jinx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Canucks are 7 -1 -1 since Zadorov has joined the team! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoreanHockeyFan Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/19/2023 at 12:31 AM, Smashian Kassian said: Cool interview with Z Sounds like he's going to have some juicy stories to tell after he retires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Zad has been a steadying influence since he came. IMO he benefits Meyers game as well. As the season progresses the looming issue of the cost to resign him will dominate. Canucks will make playoffs and UFA's will want to cash in based on playoff success. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Great read here! https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/canucks-qa-engaging-educated-nikita-zadorov-comes-to-the-emotional-rescue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Boudrias said: Zad has been a steadying influence since he came. IMO he benefits Meyers game as well. As the season progresses the looming issue of the cost to resign him will dominate. Canucks will make playoffs and UFA's will want to cash in based on playoff success. He's been far better than I expected so far. He looks like Myers, but with less chaos (and probably a bit less offense too). He looks comfortable as a #4 guy, which is something I was concerned about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Boudrias Posted January 21 Popular Post Share Posted January 21 The big Russian had a great game against the Laffers. Is RT going to let him loose in the ozone on a regular basis? The Laffers didn't know what to do. 2 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecumseh Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) Nikita Zadorov absolutely needs to be re-signed. Such a big difference having him in the back end. A big body that can skate, hit, willing to drop the gloves for the team. I feel so much confident having him just to protect our star players and the rest of the team. Oilers, Kings, Vegas have a lot of big guys in their lineup, we need to match that in the playoffs. Edited January 21 by Tecumseh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 4 hours ago, Boudrias said: The big Russian had a great game against the Laffers. Is RT going to let him loose in the ozone on a regular basis? The Laffers didn't know what to do. Yeah, he was very noticeable in that game, for good reasons. I'm not used to seeing him spending so much time carrying the puck deep into the O zone, but I like it. The only concern I have with him right now is that if he continues to play like he did against the Leafs, he might be too expensive for us to re-sign. Oh well, that's a way better problem to have than the LE and OEL contract problems. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusk Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, Tecumseh said: Nikita Zadorov absolutely needs to be re-signed. Such a big difference having him in the back end. A big body that can skate, hit, willing to drop the gloves for the team. I feel so much confident having him just to protect our star players and the rest of the team. Oilers, Kings, Vegas have a lot of big guys in their lineup, we need to match that in the playoffs. If we could combine Myers and Z current cap and split it even, maybe they will both sign long term. I think they actually make each other better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 18 minutes ago, WeneedLumme said: Yeah, he was very noticeable in that game, for good reasons. I'm not used to seeing him spending so much time carrying the puck deep into the O zone, but I like it. The only concern I have with him right now is that if he continues to play like he did against the Leafs, he might be too expensive for us to re-sign. Oh well, that's a way better problem to have than the LE and OEL contract problems. There will be a limit on how much will be available. How coaching views his upside will be a big aspect. Combine that with his playoff performance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 So if you see or hear foolish rumors, don't believe them... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Well Duh, Coulda told yah that! Now maybe we can; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Dads goood... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 18 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: Dads goood... The rumor mill is a thoroughly embarrassing thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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