falcon defender Semyon Chistyakov said in a interview if his teammate will go to the NHL Arseniy Gritsyuk .
Himself Chistyakov, 21, on Wednesday signed a new three-year contract with “Avant-garde “. Chosen in the NHL Rookie Draft byNashville Predators “- in 2019 at number 117.
– This is similar to the journey of Kirill Kaprizov, who at 21 extended his contract with CSKA for three seasons and left for the NHL as a ready-made star. Did you have the same strategy?
– Yes, at first I thought: maybe go to Nashville? Then I thought about staying. And so I came to the conclusion that it is better to stay in Russia, get stronger physically, regularly play in the first or second pair for 20 minutes, gain experience. And a mature defenseman ready to go to the NHL.
– But Avangard’s Arseniy Gritsyuk – do you know if he will leave for the NHL now or will he also stay?
“I think he will stay for another year or two, I understand. He also wants to swear,” Chistyakov told .
Arseniy Gritsyuk, 22, scored 40 points (15+25) in 66 regular season games, adding one goal in two playoff games. He was selected 129th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2019 NHL Draft.
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