Nikita Zadorov #16, Chicago Blackhawks Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Part of the Chicago Blackhawks’ offseason will involve the evaluation of pending free agents. In this episode of Blackhawks Business, we will take a look at Restricted Free Agent (RFA) Defenseman Nikita Zadorov
Nikita Zadorov joined the Blackhawks through the trade of Brandon Saad with the Colorado Avalanche during last offseason. When the trade was made, Stan Bowman talked about the size and physicality of Zadorov, and how they hoped he would bring that to the ‘Hawks. I think we can safely say he did (190 hits in 55 games), but how about the rest of his performance?