For how much longer Nikita Zadorov will be a member of the Colorado Avalanche is anyone’s guess.
He didn’t start the season well and was benched by Coach Bednar because of his play, which consisted of way too many penalty minutes and not enough quality play on the ice. He became a liability on the ice.
Coach Bednar didn’t put up with that for too long.
After that happened Zadorov looked like he’d turned the corner. I wrote a post talking about the mental shift that appeared to have taken place in him.
All of a sudden Zadorov had the role of shutting down key opposition players during games.