OTTAWA SENATORS TRADE NIKITA ZAITSEV FOR NOTHING: CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS GET DRAFT PICKS (NHL News 2023)

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The Ottawa Senators have traded some draft picks and Nikita Zaitsev to the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations.

This video is taking place after the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2022 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer

This video is also taking place after 2022 NHL Season, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Finals.

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[MGTV]

it wasn't for nothing. chicago needs a salary to bring them to the floor of the cap. ottawa needs the cap space for a defenceman. its about creating space for a different trade before the deadline. it's about a tank, and a run.

[IRanOutOfPhrases]

I was concerned. Looking at Chicago's roster the other day I was like, "Dang, I don't think they have enough grossly over priced defensemen on their roster."

This was a solid step towards resolving that.

[eliaminator]

Love this trade gives cap flexibility and had to be done

[zackthorogood_]

Love this trade as a sens fan. I do hope Zaitsev can get his career going again in Chiraq

[WestonNYR]

imagine being Nikita Zaitsev watching this video and hearing that most people think a team got worse after acquiring you lol

[Pikapiplup]

One question what jersey number is future considerations wearing

[Gundamsd]

Future Considerations has been the corner stone of every NHL Team, They are not nothing :p

[TilloHockey]

Getting traded for future considerations must be a bit of a blow to your ego...but seems like a good trade for everybody involved

[DVESAP]

as a chicago fan i hate the tank bc its bad for the league but it is what it is but in my opinion its not like the team is gonna be making a playoff push in 2 years so i say why not give a guy another shot at a new role we did it with Domi and he’s thriving in Chicago same with Jason Dickinson

[ravensshadow]

If a team is tanking, after bad goaltending with Mrazek the next thing you want is bad dmen I think this was a great deal for both teams

[TheChronicFiend]

Im not too familiar with zaitsev but he cant b worse then jack Johnson....

[tob]

Zaitsev literally has negative value, yikes...

[rickyaz]

This is what Vancouver never does. So you see how costly getting rid of bad contracts like OEL and (in about 3 years) JT Miller is going to be…

[nadaduo]

make a video about luke schenn to pittsburgh for kapanen

[sincityvgk_]

Oh yeah so it’s cool when other teams do it but when Vegas does it, trades People for nothing you guys laugh at Vegas for it? You sound like a hypocrite dude. Because when Vegas traded max Pacioretty for future considerations you laughed at Vegas. But yet you’re not laughing at Ottawa for this? When Vegas traded max Pacioretty to get 7 million off the books.

[deltagolavista]

This is actually great for both teams. Ottawa now has the internal cap space to resign DeBrincat and maybe bring in a rental to make a final push.

For Chicago, not only do they get the picks, they also get cap floor salary for next year after Toews and Kane are gone while still sucking. It's why Zaitsev was on the Sens for so long.

Zaitsev had been playing better (a low bar) lately, and I do believe he is NHL caliber defenseman. Like a 6-7 slotting though. He helped shelter Ottawa's younger, developing defensemen by taking tougher assignments than he should have, and he did it professionally and with class, even as the fan base turned on him. Wishing him all the best in Chicago.