
The general director of the club, Lev Krutokhvostov, said that the agreement was terminated by mutual consent of the parties due to the player’s family circumstances.
General Director of HC Sibir Lev Krutokhvostov confirmed the termination of the contract with forward Evgeny Kuznetsov by mutual consent due to the player’s family circumstances, which prevented him from playing at full strength.
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Evgeny Kuznetsov moved to the Novosibirsk hockey club "Sibir" in the off-season, played 8 matches and scored 4 points.
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General Director of HC Siberia Lev Krutokhvostov confirmed the termination of the contract with Evgeny Kuznetsov.
The contract with Evgeny Kuznetsov was terminated by mutual consent of the parties due to the player’s family circumstances.
Evgeny Kuznetsov moved to Sibir in the off-season and played eight games for the club, scoring 4 points (2 goals + 2 assists).
MOSCOW, October 2 - RIA Novosti. General Director of the Novosibirsk hockey club "Sibir" Lev Krutokhvostov confirmed the termination of the contract with Evgeny Kuznetsov due to family circumstances, due to which the forward cannot show his best game and meet the team's expectations.
On Friday, Kuznetsov’s agent Shumi Babaev told RIA Novosti that the contract was terminated by mutual consent of the parties. The forward moved to Sibir in the off-season. In total, he played eight games for the club and scored 4 points (2 goals + 2 assists).
“Evgeniy and I had a male professional dialogue, in which we came to the conclusion that it was better to terminate the contract by mutual consent. He did not join us right away; he scored points in the first games. But his physical condition could have affected his stable play, but the problem was not in the training process, but in Evgeniy’s family circumstances, due to which he could not 100% fulfill the requirements in training and games. He understands the situation the team is in, understands what is on him They count on him as a leader, but now he cannot play to his maximum and meet our expectations. We talked with him and decided that it was better to terminate the contract and look for a replacement for him,” Krutokhvostov is quoted as saying on the club’s Telegram channel.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
HC Siberia will begin searching for a new player to replace Kuznetsov
Very likely · Within weeks

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