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Source: AP 2018
Kucherov is a superstar
While the World Cup was taking place in Russia, all the attention was focused on this event, but life was not held abroad. In the National Hockey League (NHL), a newcomer draft was held and free agent and trade markets were opened.
For Russian fans, the main event was undoubtedly the signing of a new contract between striker Nikita Kucherov and his team "Tampa Bay Lightning."
The new agreement is designed for a maximum of eight years, and on the latter, the Russian forward-flank will receive an average of $ 9.5 million annually. The same numbers are written, for example, in Evgeni Malkin's contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, so we can state: Kucherov officially entered the NHL superstar
At the same time, 44.5 million $ is Tampa's top scorer. +61 in 81 games last season and 7 + 10 in 17 playoffs) will receive as a sign-up bonus with one-time payments.
For example, in the first year of the agreement, the premium, paid before the start of the season, will have $ 11 million, and the annual salary of a hockey player will be 1 million dollars.
of the premium with the salary for the duration of the contract, the amount received by Kucherov never falls below $ 7 million.
The agreement will come into force not next season, but in a year. It is important that the player and the club have agreed before Kucherov expires his current "bridge agreement", which he receives for three years for $ 4.7 million.
The general manager of "lightning" Steve Yzerman turned the smart business for the club. It is obvious that the Russian striker could have expected a larger amount, but he again made concessions to the team in order to retain the opportunity to fight for the Stanley Cup in a severe salary cap. "Failure, the club continues to work to strengthen the existing alignment, already a Stanley Cup nominee.
In particular, unexpectedly for many, Eiserman has reached an agreement with defenseman Ryan McDonagh, This club has was traded this year when the deadline for the New York Rangers.
Tampa was counting on the help of the star defender in the Stanley Cup fight in the past and this season, and could not save him but in fact, McDonagh has signed a seven-year deal, which, like Kucherov, will come into effect from the 2019/2020 season, and on which he will earn $ 47.25 million.
Now, the lightning "under the salary cap and next season, it will be necessary to re-sign a number of players, including Braiden P but Eiserman has again benched the possibility of maneuvering, which is expensive in the current conditions of the NHL
The dream of e Tavares nance (19659004) The main summer market was undoubtedly the captain and captain of New York Islanders John Tavares. Even during the past season, it seemed like the Canadian center forward was going to expand its relationship with the "islanders," and Tavares himself wrote on Twitter that he would like to stay in the country. team and become a club legend.
However, the chaotic, and therefore ineffective, management of the islands and the lack of gold-mining prospects of the mid-1980s did their job.
Tavares held out until July 1st. and not having agreed with the "native" team, after "Some of the aspirants were the" islanders "themselves, and" Tampa ", and the" Boston Bruins "with the" Sharks of San Jose ", but John did not become picky and immediately focused on"
Tavares, a native of Toronto, even dreamed of playing for the Maple Leafs and, signing a contract with a big Club of the genre, but also for a long time, he presented his picture of baby.With this, the little John sleeps on the club linen of the "maple leaves."
The agreement of the center d & # 39; Elite extinguished by status – $ 77 million for 11 seasons
In Toronto, under the direction of Mike Babbad, an excellent and very promising team just in the years to come to become a competitor for titles so if Tavares did not really think about his childhood dream, but thought with trophy prospects, then he always rs reason.
Well, and
Panarin wants megapolis
"Columbus Blue Jackets" has encountered unexpected difficulties. After exchanging Artemy Panarin from the Chicago Blackhawks last summer, who only signed a six-year contract for $ 6 million a year, the "blue uniforms" were waiting to receive a player for a long time
Panarin is truly a true leader. The Russian hockey player was playing well in the Windy City, but he had no chance to become a leader with the surviving Patrick Kane and Jonathan Teivze
in Columbus in the John Tortorella Hlebushe system, also affectionately known as Artemy overseas,
Panarin proved in the wrong, that in a strong and modern team a playmaker can be an extreme, not just a central
"Columbus" has proved to be competitive in the strongest division of the league, where the holders of the last three Stanley Cups (Pittsburgh and Washington), as well as the
However, in the summer, when the Blue Jackets were going extend the agreement with the Russian striker expiring after the next season, Panarin refused. [Art19655] Artemiy plans to enter the free agent market next summer because he wants to play in major US markets. "New York Rangers", "New York Islanders", "New Jersey Devils", "Florida Panthers" and "Los Angeles Kings" fit this definition.
In a relatively small Columbus, Artemia was bored, although he himself comes from a small town.
According to rumors, the club management has already started looking for options to exchange the player. The desire to leave the agent, expressed by Panarin, and the last year of the contract complicate the process considerably. There will be many people who wish to sign such a player, but it will be difficult to get a good compensation for him now. "
However, there is probably an option for Panarin to negotiate the extension of the contract.If Columbus can resolve similar problems in advance with his excellent goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky, whose agreement also expires. Next summer, Artemy will certainly change his way of seeing things.
Alexander Sedov
