Zaitsev Comments About Trade Demand Out Of Toronto.

"The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators swapped a bunch of players this summer through trade and free agency and even coaches. One of those was defenseman Nikita Zaitsev who had requested a trade out of Toronto. Zaitsev has ducked the media since then and didn't appear in any of the preseason games against Toronto. However on Wednesday he met with reporters a couple of hours before game time. Zaitsev tried to keep it quiet and didn't give up much."It's just a personal thing so I don't want to talk about that. It's personal. It's not about the team, it's not about the players. I liked it here, I enjoyed everything. It's just a new chapter in my life."
There's lots of speculation that Zaitsev couldn't handle the pressure and media anymore in Toronto. We'll see if he gets booed by the crowd.

Nikita Zaitsev, on why he requested a trade out of Toronto: "It's just a personal thing so I don't want to talk about that. It's personal. It's not about the team, it's not about the players. I liked it here, I enjoyed everything. It's just a new chapter in my life."
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) October 2, 2019

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