Before SKA Arseniy Gritsiouk in an interview with , he admitted that he doesn’t yet know if he fits the NHL level.
Gritsyuk was selected 129th overall by New Jersey in the 2019 NHL Draft. His KHL contract expires in 2025.
— You can become an NHL player yourself. At the level you are at now, is it possible to play in New Jersey?
– I can’t judge this because I haven’t seen this league. I don’t know his mentality. It is clear that I communicate with strangers and boys who performed there. I try to judge them. But you still have to come and see for yourself. This is the only way to start. And now I don’t know if I’m ready for the NHL.
— Well, is SKA defender Alexander Nikishin ready for the NHL?
– Yes he is. Just a monster on the ice. When I face Nikisha in training, attacking “3 against 2”, it is better to change flanks so as not to cross him. And when I played against him last year, and Sasha was already in a leading position, it was the same. We have such friendly enmity when Nikishin tries to play the body against me. But I’m still waiting for this moment. Sometimes he manages to leave and it makes him angry. And sometimes Nikisha gets hit, and it’s unpleasant,” Gritsyuk said in an interview with .
Source : MatchTV
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