Sports Director CSKA Denis Denisov told that in negotiations with the Boston Bruins forward Georgy Merkulov The parties have not yet managed to understand each other.
Earlier, CSKA President Igor Esmantovich said the club was negotiating with Boston Bruins center forward Merkulov, whose contract with the NHL club runs until the end of the 2024/25 season.
— This offseason, you set the course for the return of Russian players from North America. Igor Esmantovich announced negotiations with Boston Bruins forward Georgiy Merkulov, but he has a contract until the end of the 2024/25 season. Will it be a rental?
– Without a doubt. Igor Vyacheslavovich said that this is a targeted issue, all teams talk to each other, we do not live from day to day, we must look to the future. At present, many issues concerning players are being resolved in order to strengthen the team both in the off-season, for this season and for next year.
— Is Merkulov closer than close to CSKA?
– Now we can’t understand each other. Georgiy still plans to try his hand at the NHL again. As soon as he decides for himself about his future, everything will become clear.
— Have you thought about Yan Kuznetsov, Daniil Gushchin?
“We look at everyone, communicate with them. Of course, we are interested in these players. When the time comes, there will probably be a dialogue,” Denisov told .
Merkulov graduated from CSKA. Since the 2019/20 season, he has been playing in North America, where he played for the Youngstown Phantoms and Ohio University. In 2022, he signed a three-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins NHL club. Last season, the forward played four games with Boston in the NHL and did not score a point. He also played 71 games with the Providence Bruins in the AHL and scored 68 points (30 goals, 38 assists).
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