NHL club’s Russian defensemanTampa Bay Lightning » Mikhail Sergachev always tries to progress in the game, and also develops diversified, for him a new contract is a challenge to become even better, a hockey agent told Dan Milstein .
Sergachev has played in Tampa since 2017, won the Stanley Cup twice with the team. Last July, he signed a new eight-year, $60 million contract with the club. This season, Sergachev has 33 points (6+27) in 44 games.
– Tampa defenseman Mikhail Sergachev has signed an eight-year contract for $68 million. They did not crush a lot of money – on the contrary, he added to the game. Do you agree?
– Tampa management understood the prospects of Mikhail Sergachev in his team, so they gave such a contract. In addition to hockey, Misha reads a lot, studies, he is not obsessed with money. He is a versatile person. And his contract is not the phrase “life is good”, but a challenge that you need to play even better. From then on, Sergachev progressed, proving to everyone that he was one of the best defenders of his time.
– What is Sergachev studying?
– And hockey, including when watching a lot of videos, additionally works on different moments. And in “Tampa” they have a healthy competitive environment, when the guys go to training even on Christmas. Because they want to be better. And what difference does it make that day is a day off? Milstein told .
Source : MatchTV

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