Dynamo Moscow striker Nikita Gusev In an interview with , he said he wouldn’t mind playing in the same team as the striker again Nikita Koucherov .
Gusev and Kucherov studied together at the Polar Bears school, and then played for the Red Army in the MHL.
On August 1, Gusev and Dynamo Moscow signed a new one-season deal. It was reported that the hockey player was considering finding a job with an NHL club during the offseason, but found no options. Then it became known that he had started training camp with Dynamo. Kucherov has been playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL club since 2013.
— Did you meet your friend Nikita Kucherov in America?
— We didn’t meet because we were far from each other. Everyone has children. That’s why we communicate by phone. If we need to, we’ll call each other and talk. It was the same this summer. We called, talked and discussed the most interesting topics.
— What did Kucherov say about your upcoming attempt to conquer the NHL?
– We haven’t discussed it. We have enough other topics. And I don’t agree with the expression “conquer the NHL”. Why am I conquering this league? I just go to the market and see if there is a place for me. This is not some kind of conquest. I’m going to find out if a team in the league needs me in this situation, if they are interested in me.
— Do you think that if Kuch ever goes to the KHL, will he choose SKA or will he still decide to play with you on the same line?
– You shouldn’t think too much. Everything changes and different opportunities arise. If it turns out that Nikita and I end up in the same team, it will be very nice to play with him again. But we’ll see how it goes, “Gusev told .
Throughout his career, Gusev played in the NHL for New Jersey and Florida, playing a total of 97 games in the league with 54 (17+37) points. In the KHL, besides Dynamo, the forward played for CSKA, Amur, Yugra and SKA.
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