Earlier this season, the Vancouver Canucks made a deal with the Calgary Flames that brought twenty-eight-year-old left-handed defenseman Nikita Zadorov further west, and it allowed him to participate in the playoffs and compete for a Stanley Cup.
On the 32 Thoughts podcast, Elliot Friedman discussed that he believes that the pending unrestricted free agent may get priced out of Vancouver as he feels that the asking price may be too steep for the team to consider signing him to a contract this summer.
It does not seem far-fetched that Zadorov will be looking for a new team to play for on July 1st, but like everything, we will have to see what happens. Zadorov, his agent, and Vancouver may come to terms on a deal, however, as each day passes, it honestly feels very unlikely.
