Former Sochi hockey player Nikita Shchitov believes that the defender Nikita Zaitsev should turn out as part of St. Petersburg SKA .
Earlier, learned that the 32-year-old hockey player will sign a four-year contract with the St. Petersburg club.
— Before leaving for the NHL, he was a good offensive defenseman. I think that in our league, Nikita should show offensive hockey. Although Galchenyuk recently played for SKA, things did not work out for him there. But Zaitsev needs to open up. Defenders become more experienced and skilled with age. SKA could have an interesting duo between Nikishin and Zaitsev. A good mix of experience and youth emerges. For the league, such a player is a reinforcement,” quotes RB Sport Shchitov.
In the 2023/24 season, Zaitsev played 38 games for Chicago in the NHL regular season, scored two goals and gave five assists. Previously, the Russian played for Toronto and Ottawa, and in Russia he played for Siberia Novosibirsk and CSKA.
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