Moscow ForwardDynamo » Nikita Gusev In an interview with , he denied reports that he was looking to join an NHL club.
On Thursday, Gusev and Dynamo signed a new deal for one season. 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.
— How did you decide to sign a contract with Dynamo Moscow?
– I am very happy to become a Dynamo player again. And I didn’t need to make this decision. I knew that I was ready to play for Dynamo. And if I don’t get an offer in North America that suits me, then I will return to the KHL.
— Why did you sign the contract for only one year? Do you want to try your hand at the NHL again next summer?
— This is not the first time I sign a contract for one season. Because everything in the world changes a lot. This also applies to hockey leagues. If necessary, I will sign the contract again. There is no problem with that. In the summer before the season, I always work myself. And I will be ready no matter what.
“Don’t you feel like you’re knocking on a closed door and no one is waiting for you there?
— I don’t even knock, I just find out every year what the situation is on the NHL free agent market. That’s all. I don’t have a goal to go to the NHL on a two-way contract, as some journalists have written. If there is interest in me, then great. If it’s not there, then no.
— What criteria are you measured by? You are the MVP of our league, you scored 89 points and performed well in the trio with the North Americans.
– This question is not for me. I understand that I am always a player on the first two lines. And in all the clubs in the league, the first 6 are already equipped. That is why it happens this way, “Gusev told .
Gusev is 32 years old, in the last KHL championship as part of the “blue and white” the forward 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 forward had the status of an unrestricted free agent.
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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