Famous hockey agent and expert Alexei Dementiev considers exchanging a defender Nikita Zaitseva from Ottawa to Chicago mutually beneficial for both clubs.
Zaitsev moved from Ottawa to Chicago on Wednesday. Ottawa traded Zaitsev to Chicago, along with a second-round pick in the 2023 rookie draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2026 rookie draft. Ottawa’s compensation will be announced at a later date.
— Firstly, I think this is a mutually beneficial exchange for both clubs. Second, it’s a convenient trade for Nikita, because in the current situation, Chicago is restructuring its team. The club launches new players, loses its veterans who dream of winning more Stanley Cups. Very punctual exchange. We know that the possibility of these exchanges ends on March 3, so the agreement that took place is only a plus for the player and the Chicago team itself.
I hope, and not that I hope, but I believe that Nikita will succeed at this club. He’s a fairly charismatic player, he knows how to communicate and talk with the young players who come to Chicago. Therefore, I think he will help them and he will be able to open up in this team in a new way,” Dementiev told Metaratings.ru.
This season, 31-year-old Zaitsev played 28 games, during which he scored 5 (0 + 5) points with a utility indicator of -5.
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