Agent Alexander Chernykh, representing the interests of the attacker “New York Islanders » Maxima Tsyplakova talked about the main tasks of a hockey player in a National Hockey League (NHL) club.
In May, the 25-year-old forward signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Islanders.
– I don’t want to anticipate. I have only one wish: Maxim would come to the team, play in the NHL, and not in a farm club, and show good hockey. Whether he will be called the best or not is a secondary question, and the most important thing is to fit into the strategy of the Islanders coach and get enough playing time to show results. This is the main thing that Maxim and I want today.
— Do you see the interest of the islanders in Tsyplakov?
“If we had not seen interest, we would not have signed the contract.” Many skeptics and pseudo-experts laughed at Maxim’s interest in the NHL, but why should we make things up? We considered the proposal made by Tsyplakov’s former club unacceptable. First of all, we always proceed from Maxim’s decision and started negotiations. As I have already said, about 15 NHL clubs showed interest. We chose five or six, then three teams, with which we resumed negotiations. And Maxim chose the Islanders. Therefore, there was great interest, and if there had not been, we would not have signed the contract,” Chernykh was quoted as saying by RB Sport.
In the 2023/24 season, Tsyplakov played 76 matches for Spartak, scored 51 points (33 goals + 18 assists) and became the team’s second-leading scorer after Nikolai Goldobin.
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