Nikita Kucherov Won’t Re-Sign, Asks for Trade

Tonight, a bomb across the NHL world has dropped: Nikita Kucherov has reportedly asked for a trade out of Tampa Bay. He told the team he won’t re-sign and would like to be traded. Kucherov is coming off a Hart Trophy last season, in which he had 130 points in 76 games on 44 goals and 86 assists. He was a +43 with eight power-play goals, a shorthanded goal, and eight game-winning goals.

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This season, in 12 games, he has 15 points on four goals and 11 assists. He’s a plus-two with a power-play goal. Currently Dylan Larkin has asked for a trade, Connor Hellebuyck recently traded to New Jersey also hd asked, now Kucherov, it’s a crazy time across the entire NHL. This will be interesting to watch going forward and where Kucherov ends up.

He doesn’t have a no-trade clause; it is a modified one with a 10-team list of approved destinations.

The Lightning drafted him 58th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft. He has appeared in 891 games, all with Tampa Bay, over 13 seasons. He has 1,139 points on 405 goals and 734 assists. He’s a +202 with 105 power-play goals, a shorthanded goal, and 65 game-winning goals.

He has won two Hart Trophies, three Art Ross Trophies, and two Stanley Cups. In 159 career playoff games, he has 177 points on 54 goals, 123 assists, and a +39.