Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev in an interview with YouTube channel “Attention: Sobchak” He compared the National Hockey League (NHL) to the Continental Hockey League (KHL) and talked about the difference in the business approach of the NHL and the KHL.
“The difference between the NHL and the KHL is huge. There are jobs there, but there are no jobs here. Everything here comes from the Soviet Union, where hockey is free, that’s for sure. State money is given to the club and it quickly cuts off there, that’s it. They don’t need to make money, because in a year they will be given the same budget and they will have something to take away,” Sergachev said.
Sergachev has been playing in Tampa since 2017. During that time, he lifted the Stanley Cup over his head twice (2020, 2021).
In the final season of the NHL regular season, the Russian player played in 79 regular season games and recorded 10 goals and 54 assists. In the playoffs, the defender played six games (1+2), his team was eliminated in the 1/8 finals, losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Previously Mikhail Sergachev shared his opinion About the situation of CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov.