The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a bit of trouble. It is well known that the team is sitting on limited salary cap space with prominent players set to be free agents. It was at first rumored, then confirmed that Nikita Zaitsev is a player that could need to be dealt to save cap space.
Many fans are believers that taking on a bad contract along with an asset would behoove the Rangers. In many cases it’s close to impossible to disagree with this view. However when it comes to Nikita Zaitsev, this is one contract that should NOT be taken on by the team.