Big Z, Nikita Zadorov, is an Av no more. The popular but mercurial Russian defenseman was traded just now by the Avs to the Chicago Blackhawks, along with defenseman Anton Lindholm, for left wing Brandon Saad and 23-year-old defenseman Dennis Gilbert. The trading of Zadorov was expected. His contract was up, and the Avs just … Continue reading Zadorov traded to Blackhawks, Brandon Saad an Av