Double Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov told that head coach Calgary Flames Ryan Guska doesn’t trust the Russian defender Nikita Zadorov .
Earlier it became known that the Russian, through his agent Dan Milstein, requested a trade in Calgary; the player’s representative himself wrote that it was very likely that the hockey player would leave the Flames. According to , a number of NHL clubs are interested in signing Zadorov, and the Russian himself is not interested in the financial factor and wants to win the Stanley Cup.
– These are his personal belongings. All good athletes with character, otherwise they would be like jelly. The person has character, and she feels that she should play more, she has the right to do so, the coach doesn’t trust her. Let’s see what happens next. In another place, perhaps, it can reveal itself in a new way. Well, he doesn’t want to wait for a coaching change or anything else. Maybe he thinks they should wait for him,” Kojevnikov told .
This season, Zadorov Jr. played 12 games in the NHL regular season and scored 5 (1+4) points with a utility rating of -6.
The 28-year-old Russian has been playing for Calgary since 2021; Previously in the NHL, he also played for Chicago, Colorado and Buffalo.
Source : MatchTV
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