Today, a report from Igor Eronko – the Russian Bob McKenzie – suggests Zaitsev enjoyed his time in Toronto, and the meeting he had with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Nikita Zaitsev to Sportizen.ru: ‘I can’t sign anything now but I visited #Leafs and was pleasantly shocked by the reception’ #CSKA #KHL 1/4
— Igor Eronko (@IgorEronko) June 22, 2015
More Zaitsev: ‘I visited #Leafs office and the arena, locker-room, talked to GM and the head coach and was very impressed’ 2/4
— Igor Eronko (@IgorEronko) June 22, 2015
More Zaitsev: ‘#Leafs were the only team that had a real big interest in me.