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Zubov headed to Russia


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it'll be interesting to see what the terms are. just to see how eroded his market was in the NHL.

i wouldn't be surprised if he got like $2 million tax-free. it's also possible that he wants to play on the olympic team and they threatened to leave him off if he didn't come back home.

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He's 39 years old and he's coming off hip surgery. Thank God Lou didn't sign him. I'd rather see what Corrente or Eckford can do rather than watching a hobbled dman who misses every other game.

Congrats to the KHL for stealing away a great dman that's past his prime.

*stands up and applauds at user name*

welcome

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i wouldn't be surprised if he got like $2 million tax-free. it's also possible that he wants to play on the olympic team and they threatened to leave him off if he didn't come back home.

he wasn't on the team in 1998, 2002 or 2006. He's also an American citizen. it's doubtful. more likely than not he got an extra year that he can't get in the NHL.

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I read that at Zubrus leaving for Russia, I got excited =[

Wouldn't that be great if he left the Devils. He won't leave he doesn't have to produce (assuming he could produce in the first place) and he get paid the big bucks. He loves Lou.

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Wouldn't that be great if he left the Devils. He won't leave he doesn't have to produce (assuming he could produce in the first place) and he get paid the big bucks. He loves Lou.

What exactly did you expect from Zubrus? He's producing exactly how he has his entire career, except for when he benefited for... uhmmm... some scrub named Alexander Ovechkin. Zubrus is doing exactly what I think he should be doing. We overpaid for him as he was a UFA, but your contract doesn't dictate who you are... its more just indicative of the UFA market/year.

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Of course...but it would make Devils games easier to watch and the cap relief would be better in the long-run.

It would be better long term, he is signed for 4 more years.

the devils and the free agent market are so weak at center that i am not even sure this is true in the next 2 years. here's the top centers:

marleau

jokinen

savard

modano

koivu

cullen

kesler

the top 3 are unaffordable even without zubrus. modano's probably not leaving dallas, although one never knows. koivu will be a year older. cullen is a lot of meh. kesler, who knows what kind of contract he'll get. i guess the idea is the devils could sign malhotra, use elias/rolston as C, then sign like, cullen.

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