William D'Aquila Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Keep drinking the cool aid, at this rate the Devs will be Edm. in 5 years... Really? When have the Oilers had great goaltending and a pipeline of young d prospects analogous to ours? Keep pushing your narrative though, just realize I am going to be there to blunt it at every opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 He's appeared to lose about 15-20 points per season, mostly in assists. Having a high volume shooter in Parise really helped him and is honestly something this team is sorely lacking. Yeesh. And when he wasn't scoring many points to begin with, 15-20 is pretty significant. Zajac is fortunate that the Devils are terrible and cap space isn't a concern at the moment. Because on a competitive team that is squeezed to the cap, Zajac's contract is almost verging on Clarkson-level bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 It's been said but you're comparing apples to oranges. A guy about to go UFA is going to make more than someone who is still restricted. I understand why its that way, maybe he should not punch his agent. But its still ridiculous, Zajac is worth no more than $3.5M per, while Tavares could justify $8-10M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I understand why its that way, maybe he should not punch his agent. But its still ridiculous, Zajac is worth no more than $3.5M per, while Tavares could justify $8-10M. Tavares' deal was probably a bad business move for him - he should've taken a 2-3 year deal so he could sign a big one in his scoring prime. But you have a ton of players who are worth more than they're making, get big money and then aren't worth what they're making in their new deal because they're past their prime. Zajac is the umpteenth example of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brown Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Zajac is a really good hockey player. He's one of the best defensive centers in the league with some offensive ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I understand why its that way, maybe he should not punch his agent. But its still ridiculous, Zajac is worth no more than $3.5M per, while Tavares could justify $8-10M. And Tavares will probably get that money in his next contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redruM Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Zajac is a really good hockey player. He's one of the best defensive centers in the league with some offensive ability. Really good? personally the words Underachieving / Over Paid come to mind for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Really good? personally the words Underachieving / Over Paid come to mind for me... If point totals is all you want to look at, then I guess. Everyone knows that his offense has been bad, but he brings alot more than that. He still has uses when he isn't producing offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louismydad Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Wasnt Travis votes most underated by the players a few years back? I might be completley making that up and im too lazy to check, I know its not points but obviously he does something right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubie#8 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Wasnt Travis votes most underated by the players a few years back? I might be completley making that up and im too lazy to check, I know its not points but obviously he does something rightYes he was. Zajac isn't paid like a number 1 center, thats 7 million plus. He is forced into playing a number 1 center role because we have nothing else. He is a great player to have but he can't be THE guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Zajac is a really good hockey player. He's one of the best defensive centers in the league with some offensive ability. I think you are partly right. He definitely is a hockey player. And he is good defensively, I'd love him on my 2nd or 3rd line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redruM Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Yes he was. Zajac isn't paid like a number 1 center, thats 7 million plus. He is forced into playing a number 1 center role because we have nothing else. He is a great player to have but he can't be THE guy. Everyone keeps saying he is not paid like a #1 center, but when the Devs GAVE HIM that contract HE WAS being paid as a #1 center!! Why all the Zajac apologists?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Everyone keeps saying he is not paid like a #1 center, but when the Devs GAVE HIM that contract HE WAS being paid as a #1 center!! Why all the Zajac apologists?? So that was back before the lockout shortened season. Why are you whining about the value of his contract during the 12-13 season? Right now he is not paid like a #1 center and that is what matters now. I agree that Zajac shouldn't be our #1 center but you are really scraping the bottom of the barrel now for any excuse to hate him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Everyone keeps saying he is not paid like a #1 center, but when the Devs GAVE HIM that contract HE WAS being paid as a #1 center!! Why all the Zajac apologists?? He's a #2 being paid high end #2 money and being asked to do top line responsibilities. You're really stretching here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Honestly though Zajac was looked on as a #1 center at the time. He just had two 60-point seasons before 10-11 and had a big playoffs in 11-12 after coming back from the injury. Who knew at the time his offense would disappear when Zach did? (though in hindsight his production in 10-11 when Zach was hurt was the first clue) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Everyone keeps saying he is not paid like a #1 center, but when the Devs GAVE HIM that contract HE WAS being paid as a #1 center!! Why all the Zajac apologists?? He was extended when the lockout ended and the new CBA was in place. The contract didn't start until last season. Stop making sh!t up. Edited February 11, 2015 by Marshall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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