The New Jersey Devils could use some help on the defensive end, and good defensemen don’t become available that often. Today, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Nikita Zaitsev requested a trade.
It will be an interesting to see how the Maple Leafs deal with this situation, since Zaitsev is making a decent amount of money, the Maple Leafs are already losing Jake Gardiner in free agency, and they can’t really afford to make a move until next year with Mitch Marner, Kasperi Kapanen, and Andreas Johnson all restricted free agents.