Egy jó írás Zadorovról a hfboards-on.

Zadorov is a big horse defenseman. A lot of these big stud D men types that aren’t naturally highly talented, or don't have high end offensive instincts, take longer to fully develop their game in the NHL. EJ and Chara were the same way. Not that he's gonna have their offensive game, but he’ll have a similar development time.

All three were rushed into the NHL because of their size, but took longer than their peers to fully develop. Both EJ and Chara were 25 before they really figured it out. For EJ it was the 2013-14 season under Roy and Tourigny, and for Chara it was his first full season in Ottawa.

Before that they struggled with the mental side of the game and inconsistency in the same fashion. EJ specifically talked about how much he worked on being a positive contributor every single shift during 2013-14, not just every few games. I think Foote helped him realize the importance of thinking this way, though I might be remembering that wrong.

Adam Larsson is another example of a big defenseman that took a little longer to develop. He was very inconsistent during his tenure in New Jersey. He's about to turn 26 in November and he's just now coming into his own. This is different than big defenseman that have really good offensive instincts to match their high end skills like Seth Jones or Viktor Hedman, who were able to contribute at a higher level, earlier in their career.

Zadorov has two more seasons of development before he’s in the same position at the same age when EJ and Chara finally put it all together. Trying to define him as a defenseman based on what he’s done in the NHL so far, especially when he was rushed into the NHL at 19-21, is a mistake.

Tényleg durva belegondolni, hogy mennyire fiatal ő is, illetve, hogy mennyire türlmesnek kell lenni a védőkkel szemben.