Former hockey player for Spartak Moscow and SKA Saint Petersburg Maxime Rybine commented on the game of the Russian striker »Tampa Bay Lightning » Nikita Koucherov during the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Kucherov scored a hat-trick and an assist in that game, and he now has 80 (31+49) points in the NHL regular season this season.
— Kucherov is a true star with hockey intelligence. Goals are goals, but what a pass he made to Hedman in the last game against Detroit! This is simply amazing, this should be included in screenings in schools for children and young people. As for his performance, that’s how a leader should play. I wouldn’t be surprised if he scores 150 points in a season, he can do it. Nikita is emotionally stable and I don’t see him nervous anywhere,” Rybin told RT.
The former hockey player believes Kucherov isn’t looking for the spotlight amid Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s record.
— Kucherov is one of the same people as Malkin. He himself wouldn’t want too much attention paid to him. But let’s not forget Panarin, who scored 29 goals and scored 63 points,” Rybin said.
— Can we say that Nikita is the face of our NHL hockey right now?
“Today he is the strongest in the league in terms of points, and among Russian hockey players he plays absolutely the best,” he added.
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