general manager “Utah” Bill Armstrong believes that the exchanges “Tampa” Russian hockey player Mikhail Sergachev is the team’s best defender.
On Saturday, Tampa traded the 26-year-old Russian to Utah, who will make his first NHL appearance in the 2024/25 season. In return, the Lightning received forward Conor Geekie and defenseman Janis Moser, along with a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and the 199th pick in this year’s draft.
— Sergachev is the number one defenseman. We wanted to take a hockey player who is ready to spend a lot of minutes on the field. He is strong, he plays hard, he blocks shots, he can play offense and defense and he has a winning history. We also have several Russian players in the form of [Даниила] Buta and [Дмитрия] Simasheva. We have high-quality players coming to our club and he will have a big influence on them as a leader as well,” Armstrong told the NHL’s official website.
During the past season, Sergachev played in 34 NHL regular season games, scoring 19 points (2+17). Mikhail has been playing for Tampa since 2017. As a member of the Lightning, the Russian became a two-time Stanley Cup winner.
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