Before this guy got injured, he was playing at an all star level. Look at his stats before the injury. He just looked so off when he came back and was much weaker. Hes a good player just gotta put in the work
We need at least one D man who can hit! Polak is the best D on our team few mistakes and plays like a beast! And Morgan reilly especially. He doesn't hit but he's just an amazing D with few mistakes.
He's clearly not happy with his season …hes much better then his stats indicate.. he realizes that …real warrior expect him to have a real good season next year..hopefully without injury…
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I like Niki , seems like a nice guy, and I don't blame him for accepting the contract he was offered , BUT , the term is crazy.
He needs to work hard this off season. Get stronger and work on the shot. Work on skating and come back stronger next year
He needs to work for that money. If not, then the leafs overestimated him LMFAO
Atta boy Zaitsev. One of my favourite players. Come back next year better and stronger.
Compare this interview to ones where he just signed with the leafs. Zaitsev's english and confidence with the media has improved drastically.
Completely overrated. His contract is the worst move in the Shanaplan era 🤑
I think he will have a turnaround season next year and will play great
Before this guy got injured, he was playing at an all star level. Look at his stats before the injury. He just looked so off when he came back and was much weaker. Hes a good player just gotta put in the work
He needs to put on another 10 pounds and have to be meaner as an NHL defenseman!
He needs to learn to use the boards to clear puck and make passes, not up the middle every single time.
Needs a lot of Improvement to earn his contract, he is over rated
He was terrible this season hopefully bounce back next season
The guy is great when hes healthy tho
I think he’ll be a lot better next year. His injury set him back and he was trying to play more of a shutdown game which doesn’t really suit him.
They signed him wayyy too fast , having said that – I don't think he is healthy one but at all whatsoever and there's more to it than we know …
Work on first pass you can do it Nikita you are still developing. Personally I was hoping you would take a few strides to make centre then dump in.
We need at least one D man who can hit! Polak is the best D on our team few mistakes and plays like a beast! And Morgan reilly especially. He doesn't hit but he's just an amazing D with few mistakes.
He's clearly not happy with his season …hes much better then his stats indicate.. he realizes that …real warrior expect him to have a real good season next year..hopefully without injury…