Swedish defender of the NHL club “Tampa Bay Lightning » Victor Hedman talked about a teammate Mikhail Sergachev noting that the Russian defender is expected to play a bigger role at the club.
In July, Sergachev signed a new eight-year contract with the Lightning, with the 24-year-old Russian earning an average annual salary of $8.5 million.
Michael is still very young. It feels like he’s been here a long time. He is always striving to improve. Its ceiling is heavenly. Sergachev plays a lot, but he will have a big role, maybe he will go on the ice more often in the minority. It still handles the majority of the game.
We were very sad to see Mac (Ryan McDonagh) leave. You can’t replace a guy like that, his talent, his position in the locker room. But we have to do the best we can with what we have, and bringing in Ian Cole would help a lot,” Hedman said as quoted by The Athletic.
Sergachev is a two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Lightning. Last season, the defender played 78 regular season games in the NHL, scored 38 points (7 goals and 31 assists). In the playoffs, the hockey player scored two goals and gave eight assists in 23 games.
Source : MatchTV
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