Probably dumb idea

Nakita is worse than Alex with worse contract. Literally Nikita makes Minnesota worse

Care to explain? Zadorov beats Goligoski in a lot of defensive advanced stats (xGF%, HDCF%, HDCA, HDGA). His contract is also better, though that is negated with the retention here (which I am fine with).

I think that trade is pretty good for us and considering Calgary has cap issues this season I think it actually works out pretty well for both teams.

That’s precisely what my thought process and rationale was. At the very least, I think it’s a somewhat interesting framework.

I really like it. Zadorov is basically being wasted on their 3rd pairing. This gives the Flames a more affordable, but still good, defenseman for cap flexibility and the Wild get an objective upgrade with added toughness to the blue line that we need. I'd even be fine throwing in a sweetener if we had to

Yeah I’d be curious to see what Flames fans think. IMO, they seem big enough and deep enough where they can afford to move Zadorov if it means bringing in a better offensive d man and gaining a bit of cap.