"The boys already added me to the group chat," laughed the Flames' newest acquisition, Nikita Zadorov. "Looch said, 'Now we can punch guys together!
"It's exciting.
"That was the first text that we sent to each other."
"Obviously, we had our little dust-up there a couple of years ago," recalled Lucic. "I thought I'd be funny [to text him] and kind of make light of the situation, to help him feel comfortable with the group. We all know how hockey is - what happens on the ice, stays on the ice. Now that we're teammates, we'll be in the battles and the fights together.
"I'm excited to have him a part of the group. He obviously adds some size and some meat back there and that's going to be great for our team."
"It's a presence," Lucic said. "Not only that, but he's really strong on his feet, he makes big hits, he wins battles, and does all those little things at the same time.
"Sure, he's big - but he uses it well. You feel it.
"Even for a guy my size, you know there's a lot of strength coming your way when you go into a battle with him."
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