Would they part with zadorov with byram and timmons on the way?

I would say not until they are legitimate nhl players while colorado is still in the win now window, also leaves a player as bait for seattle to take

Graves is having a big season right now. I think you're not paying him enough. He will be able to target something like $20M for 5 years (See the Marcus Pettersson deal with PIT). And it's a bit the same for Nichushkin who is doing great things for COL this year. I think he can aim for a minimum of $2.5M AAV on his next contract. Sakic will have to find a taker for EJ this summer IMO.