“To take the same Zaitsev and Evgeny Kuznetsov, we need appropriate financial resources in the salary cap, which CSKA does not have at the moment. As I have already said, we negotiated with Zaitsev and Alexander Barabanov. We made an offer for Zaitsev. In March, we discussed joint activities, but we did not agree on the financial issue. To say that we regret something now is not in any way,” Esmantovich was quoted as saying by TASS.
Previously, Zaitsev had already played for CSKA from 2013 to 2016 in the KHL, but after being recognized as the best defender, he continued his career in the NHL.
Source: Sport
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