Namestnikov called up to Winnipeg, second Lightning coach behind player’s move to Tampa – agent

Agent Dan Milstein, representing the interests of the Russian striker Vladislav Namestnikov told the details of the player’s return to “Tampu Bay “.

Forward Vladislav Namestnikov has signed a contract with the Tampa NHL club, the player’s agent Dan Milstein said on social media. The agreement with the 29-year-old hockey player is for one season.

Namestnikov started his NHL career with Tampa in the 2013/14 season, then played for the New York, Ottawa, Colorado and Detroit Rangers, and was traded to Dallas in March of this year, where the season ended. ended. In the 2021/22 season, the Russian played 75 games in the regular season, scored 30 points (16 + 14). In total, he has 553 games and 236 points (107 + 129) in the NHL.

–Vladislav Namestnikov signed a one-year contract with Tampa for $2.5 million, effectively replacing Ondrej Palat, who entered the agent market.

Vlad had many offers. For example, his name was in “Winnipeg”. The head coach is Rick Bowness, who coached him with Dallas last season.

Now Jeff Blashill has come to Tampa, who has become the second coach there. Last season he led Detroit, where he played Namestnikov. When Blashill was interviewing at the Lightning and asking for a plan to strengthen Tampa, Jeff almost wrote in the first paragraph that Vlad, one of the most responsible two-way forwards in the NHL, should be taken.

— We remember how hard Namestnikov played on the liaison with Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov.

We’ve had many years of offers from a number of teams. Tampa had a one-year contract. But Vlad is coming back to the team that picked him in the draft, where he played before, where his close friends play. He has a great chance of winning the Stanley Cup. When the Lightning made the offer, they didn’t think twice.