Today, Elliotte Friedman of TSN claims that the Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils, and Tampa Bay Lightning have some sort interest in Leafs defenseman Nikita Zaitsev on his 31 Thoughts podcast. There is a possibility that Ray Shero is looking to upgrade his right-handed defense corps. Guys like Connor Carrick, Sami Vatanen, and Steven Santini could be used as assets in a deal. Now the question is, should the New Jersey Devils even want this deal?
According to Hockey Reference, Zaitsev played in 81 games, had a Corsi For Percentage of 49%, not shabby.