The general manager of Tampa confirmed the continuation of negotiations on Kucherov’s contract

The general manager of the National Hockey League (NHL) club, Julien Brisebois, said that negotiations on the contract of Russian striker Nikita Kucherov are continuing with the aim of concluding an agreement for many years.

Kucherov has been playing for the Lightning since the 2013/14 season. In the 2025/26 season, the Russian scored 130 points (44 goals and 86 assists) and took second place in the list of top scorers of the regular season. The Russian won the Hart Trophy for the second time, an award given to the hockey player who made the greatest contribution to the success of his team in the regular season.

“I know that both sides would prefer to reach an agreement today and close this issue. However, this has not yet been possible. I am still in touch with his agent. We will continue negotiations, striving to conclude a contract that will allow him to stay in Tampa for many years,” journalist Diandra Luks quotes Brisbois as saying on social network X.