Nikita Zadorov knows what Mason Lohrei went through over the last few weeks.

During his previous stops across the NHL landscape, the 30-year-old Zadorov has had to endure several stretches where he observed games from the press box.

One game spent on the outside looking in at the starting lineup is painful enough for any player designated as a healthy scratch.

In Lohrei’s case, it was five-straight games spent watching games from the ninth floor.

“It’s tough,” Zadorov said Monday of Lohrei’s long stint on the shelf. “I mean, it was really tough. I think for him, obviously, five games — it feels like it’s been a year, when you haven’t played a lot. I’ve been in the same situation with Calgary.

“I missed a six-game stretch at some point in my career. You’re just miserable. You don’t hav

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