Vancouver Canucks defenceman Nikita Zadorov became a fan favourite during the playoffs with his play on the ice and quotes off the ice.
Nikita Zadorov made a major impact on the ice for the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
What will Zadorov's next contract look like? Zadorov is a pending unrestricted free agent. At 29, he’ll be looking to maximize his earnings on what could be the last big-money contract of his career and his excellent postseason certainly isn’t going to make him any cheaper in free agency. That’s a lot for Zadorov, who played a second-pairing role in the playoffs but spent most of the regular season on the third pair, averaging 17:04 in ice time per game. Can the Canucks afford that price? They'll have diminishing cap space thanks to Elias Pettersson's new contract and Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s buyout cost increasing significantly next season and they also have other free agents to sign.
“It’s cool when everybody hates you,” said Zadorov. “When you’re on the ice, they’re booing you and they’re against you, I think that probably gets me going even more to play on the road than at home.” “I have a lot of questions after every game about officiating,” said Zadorov. “Nobody’s going to answer those questions. We can stand here and cry about that but nothing’s going to change.”
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