Nikita Zadorov #16, Chicago Blackhawks (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
The offseason is in full swing, and some of the activity from around the league has raised some eyebrows. Carey Price waived his NMC so Montreal could expose him in the expansion draft. That’s huge news. So was Chicago trading Duncan Keith to Edmonton. For Blackhawks fans, that was a seismic deal, but Keith wasn’t the only Chicago blueliner discussed among the frenzy.
Pending RFA, with arbitration rights, the Chicago Blackhawks’ Nikita Zadorov’s name came up a couple of times. The big defenseman is still on the team, despite there being rumors of contract negotiations.