Agent Shumi Babaev, representing the interests of the attacker Evgenia Kuznetsova said , according to which the probability of the hockey player moving to SKA St. Petersburg is high.
Earlier, reported that Kuznetsov and his family would arrive in St. Petersburg on Friday. The 32-year-old forward has already terminated his contract with the NHL club Carolina Hurricanes and was granted unrestricted free agent status. Kuznetsov is expected to sign a four-year contract with SKA.
— Evgeny will fly to St. Petersburg at night. There is no question of signing a contract yet. First, we need to resolve all contractual issues.
— It is obvious that the preliminary work provided for in the contract has been carried out. What is the probability that a hockey player will end up at SKA?
“There is a good chance that Evgeniy will be at SKA,” Babaev told .
According to , forward Emil Galimov (his salary for the 2024/25 season is 40 million rubles) and Belarusian defender Sergei Sapego (45 million rubles) may leave SKA. Thus, Kuznetsov can receive a salary at SKA in the amount of 85 million rubles.
Last season, Kuznetsov scored 24 (8+16) points in 63 games with Washington and Carolina, adding 6 (4+2) points in 10 playoff games.
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