Head Club Coach NHL Tampa Bay Lightning John Cooper names Russian striker Nikita Kucherov an outstanding player, and also said the league made the right call in inviting the striker to the All-Star Game.
On Friday, the NHL released the rosters for the League All-Star Game. The list includes six Russian hockey players, including Kucherov.
– Kucherov is one of the best players in the league, he shows it with his game. I know they can only take one player from each team, but there are many more good players who are not on the list. But from our team they took the right guy.
He has become an exceptional player not only on the ice, but also in the locker room. There are players who lead in different ways, and you think, “Well, the guy who plays in attack should be the leader.” But it’s not. Some of the leaders we’ve had have been very quiet.
Kucherov is one of those guys who has a positive impact on the team. He just had to learn to use that influence, and that comes with age and experience. Now for him this is just another step on his way to hockey, — quotes the words of the Cooper official to place NHL.
This season, Kucherov has played in 38 NHL regular season games for Tampa, scoring 55 points (14 goals + 41 assists).
Source : MatchTV
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