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Report: Nikita Zaitsev to stay in Russia next season

The Flyers will have to wait just a little while longer to get a crack at the potential free agent.

Some more news out of Russia this morning, it seems:

Nikita Zaitsev, one of the most promising Russian defenders, told R-Sport he's going to stay in the #KHL for 1 more year #NHL

— Igor Eronko (@IgorEronko) May 24, 2015

The Flyers were apparently one of the frontrunners for Zaitsev's services, and Zaitsev seemed to show quite a bit of interest in the team as well.