Elliott Friedman was on Donnie and Dhali earlier and made quite the statement about Zadorov's future and what he's looking for. According to Friedman, it would be unwise not to look at the past deals that Zadorov's agent, Dan Milstein, signed. Friedman compared Big Z's situation to the Ottawa Senators' defenceman Artem Zub:
Currently in the last season of a two-year deal worth $7.5M ($3.75 AAV), at age 28, soon to be 29, Zadorov is looking for his last NHL contract. Dan Milstein likes to go for when renewing his deals, despite Friedman's beliefs, Zub signed a 4-year deal at $4.6M. A deal that kicked in at the beginning of the current campaign.