Athletistic/Hockey. Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev spoke about the influence of politics on the performance of Russian hockey players in the NHL.
“My attitude to the fact that the NHL closed the Russian-language website after February 24 and refused commercial cooperation with our country? I think this is normal, because they need to make money. This is a big deal. And this thing is probably It hits reputation hard, that’s why NHL shut down all Russian language channels. On the other hand, not all Russian hockey fans support SVO.
As soon as money appears, does politics immediately start to move away? Apparently so, because the NHL attracts a lot of talent, not just from Russia. This is a big deal, it is not profitable for the NHL to expel Russian hockey players. Ten Russian representatives are now among the 50 best players in the NHL. You will expel Sergachev, Kucherov and Vasilevsky from Tampa, that is, the backbone of the team. And who will play?” Sergachev said in an interview with the YouTube channel “Attention: Sobchak”.
Mikhail Sergachev played 79 games last season in the NHL and scored 64 (10+54) points for his performance. This is the best result of his career.
Source: Sport
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