Confirmed with Link: Canucks acquire Nikita Zadorov for a 2024 5th and 2026 3rd.

[SeawaterOnIce]

Calgary fans said he is not playing well lately though

He was unhappy and did put forth a trade request.

 

[Petey O]

I do like this move, but I hope they're not done on adding to the defense. Need to do some cap wizardry and bring in another top 4 D, and this defense is looking actual playoff quality.

 

[Peen]

They should put Myers and Zadorov on a pair just so we can be amused for 15 minutes a game

 

[PG Canuck]

Calgary fans said he is not playing well lately though

Wanting out of a shithole will do that to a mf’er

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

Now do Tanev

 

[theguardianII]

Zardorov or Freidman, Zadorov or Freidman Hmmmm?
Such a hard decision!

Great trade for the playoffs, keep this up and one of the next pressers will be EP's signing.

Get two more deals.

 

[LordBacon]

"So this Conroy idiot started negotiations asking asking for a 1st+"

That face fits that quote so well lol

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Y'all ready to see some bone crunching hits and some unnecessary penalties

The chief export of Nikita Zadorov is pain.

 

[thecupismine]

It was super obvious the team needed a dman after seeing McWard and Juulsen play 9 and 13 minutes respectively last game. Price is unbelievably cheap, which makes this a worthwhile deal.

Ultimately is a 4/5 caliber dman, similar to Soucy and Cole, but when you have a top pairing line Hughes/Hronek you can get stomach having a bunch of 4/5s a lot more.

Would've be nice to get a number 3 level guy, but this puts everyone in a much better position to succeed for the rest of the season. Very happy with this, especially if he can play on the right side when everyone is healthy.

 

[theguardianII]

Now do Tanev

Maybe but it will have to be cheap. Too many younger.

Used to be a joke about kissing headlights on the freeway, Tanev just might have done it!

 

[Vector]

For those that don't know, Zadorov has a different personality than most Russians.

“Instead of raising the new generation [of Russians], we sent them to die,” Zadorov told Dud.

“I probably can’t go back [to Russia] anytime soon until Putin isn’t the president or that regime is [no longer] there,” he told Calgary reporters on Friday. “So, I can’t go back to my home country, but Florida is home for me now.”

Zadorov said his parents remain in Russia and support Putin.

“They’re on the other side of the views,” he said, candidly.

 

[helloconga]

beau + ‘26 third for Zadorov is a huge win

 

[I am toxic]

Ruthervin just can't help himself splurging with 5th round picks.

All the goodwill he got from me for the Beauvilier trade is gone.

 

[LordBacon]

Asking the real questions here.
Hows his neck game?

 

[Hansen]

Wow I like that price

 

[Peter Griffin]

I’m really happy with this move. Zadorov will almost 100% re-sign too given who his agent is. Will be interesting to see what that looks like. Another tidy piece of work by Allvin.

 

[Bojack Horvatman]

Great trade. I don't know if I would extend him depending on the contract. Not a bad price for a rental though. I'm surprised another team didn't beat that, or at least offer an earlier 3rd.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

For those that don't know, Zadorov has a different personality than most Russians.

“Instead of raising the new generation [of Russians], we sent them to die,” Zadorov told Dud.

“I probably can’t go back [to Russia] anytime soon until Putin isn’t the president or that regime is [no longer] there,” he told Calgary reporters on Friday. “So, I can’t go back to my home country, but Florida is home for me now.”

Zadorov said his parents remain in Russia and support Putin.

“They’re on the other side of the views,” he said, candidly.

He’s pretty cool. Glad to have him

 

[Knight53]

Hughes - Hronek
Zadorov - Cole
Soucy - Bear
Friedman

Watch Allvin flip Myers for a 3rd now.

 

[Canucker]

I like Zadorov and he brings a badly, BADLY needed element to the lineup...and cost wasn't at all prohibitive, but I hope we can kill some penalties better, because we'll be killing more of them...and I still hope we can still fix our Tyler Myers problem.

 

[VanJack]

So the Canucks basically dealt Beauvillier for a fifth; and for the virtually the same cap hit, acquired Zadorov. They throw in their own fifth rounder and a third rounder in 2026.

So in essence Zadorov cost them a 2026 third round draft pick. Some other NHL teams desperate for help on the back-end must be scratching their heads today. Hard to believe that an immense, physical d-man coming off a 14-goal season trades teams for pennies on the dollar.

And to a division rival no less? Normally trading a guy within your own division is pure poison. All hail Allvin.

 

[wonton15]

Love that Zadorov is actually mean and physical. We sorely needed someone to protect guys out there - can’t wait. Him and Friedman would be a fun pair to watch lol

 

[VanillaCoke]

wait wat

 

[Vector]

Hughes - Hronek
Zadorov - Cole
Soucy - Bear
Friedman

Watch Allvin flip Myers for a 3rd now.

That's the thing. I don't really see how they can bring in someone while also playing Myers. Ideally you trade him as a salary offset or with retention or something. Zadorov's skillset makes Myers pretty redundant other than handedness.

 

[Peen]

It was super obvious the team needed a dman after seeing McWard and Juulsen play 9 and 13 minutes respectively last game. Price is unbelievably cheap, which makes this a worthwhile deal.

Ultimately is a 4/5 caliber dman, similar to Soucy and Cole, but when you have a top pairing line Hughes/Hronek you can get stomach having a bunch of 4/5s a lot more.

Would've be nice to get a number 3 level guy, but this puts everyone in a much better position to succeed for the rest of the season. Very happy with this, especially if he can play on the right side when everyone is healthy.

I think that's the benefit maybe here is that they have 8-9 guys I don't mind seeing play NHL games when healthy. I don't want to forecast pairs, but Hughes, Cole, Hronek, Zadorov, Myers, Bear, Friedman, Brisebois, and Wolanin.

I would really push to shift Myers into a rental, but I think this move gives them another body through a meatgrinder schedule while we wait for guys to get healthy.

And if everything somehow works out and this blueline holds up, maybe they do not need to trade for another blueliner and can shift into looking for an F rental instead.