Triple world champion Alexei Tereshchenko believes that forward Nikita Gusev has every chance of receiving an offer from National Hockey League (NHL) clubs.
31-year-old Gusev, during the last KHL championship as part of the “blue and white”, scored 89 (23+66) points in 68 regular season games, adding 10 (3+7) points in nine playoff games. At the closing ceremony of the season, Gusev was recognized as the most valuable hockey player in the KHL. Since May 1, the attacker has the status of an unrestricted free agent.
— Does Gusev have a chance of getting an NHL offer at 31?
– Why not? Nikita has already traveled abroad, he knows the requirements, which is probably why he wants to go back. I think Gusev has changed something in himself, become better and is ready to take on this challenge again. As for the prospects of Dynamo in the event of Gusev’s departure, then, of course, it will be extremely difficult for the “blue and whites” to find a full-fledged replacement for a player of this type and format. There are only a few people like Nikita.
But I still believe that Dynamo management and coaches have a plan B if Gusev leaves the team. Because generally speaking, Bleu et Blanc have a good and balanced squad. There are also young people on the way who are ready to speak out. The same Rimashevsky, Chernyshov, Kudashov, Patalakha. But the extent to which these guys will be able to take advantage of their luck will depend only on themselves,” Tereshchenko was quoted as saying by Legalbet.
In the NHL, the player played for New Jersey and Florida. In total, he played 97 games and scored 54 points (17+37).
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