Boston Bruins Sign Big, Physical Defenseman to Multi-Year Deal

The Boston Bruins have announced the signing of unrestricted free agent defenseman Nikita Zadorov to a six-year, $30 million deal with an annual salary cap hit of $5 million per year. The former Vancouver Canucks defenseman will bring physicality to the blue line and fills a true need in Boston’s lineup. The Bruins have left-shot defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Mason Lohrei as puck-moving options and Parker Wotherspoon becomes the seventh defenseman with this acquisition.

Zadorov, 29, played 75 regular season games with the Canucks and Calgary Flames during the 2023-24 season and scored six goals with 14 assists and a 0 plus/minus. In 21 games with the Flames, the 6-foot-6, 250-pound defenseman registered a goal and five assists before being traded to Vancouver in November. Zadorov played 13 postseason games with four goals and four assists.

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The 16th overall draft pick in the 2013 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres has played 642 NHL games with 47 goals and 99 assists. What Zadorov brings to the table for Boston is edgy, physical play with 125 penalty minutes in 2023-24 and 701 total over his career. The Bruins have been trending towards adding size to the lineup and Zadorov becomes the biggest current Bruin on the roster.

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