Getting to know the Colorado Avalanche players is sometimes easiest via Twitter, whether it’s their own Twitter or, more commonly, the team, media, and other fans’ Twitter.
Well, if there’s one interesting character I think it would be fun to get to know better, it’s 23-year-old defenseman Nikita Zadorov. When the Avalanche acquired him in the Ryan O’Reilly trade three years ago, it was still up in the air if he’d be able to adjust his game and show enough maturity to be a force in the NHL.
By last season, he was showing himself to have leadership qualities.