Équipe: 2020-21 Devils du New Jersey

Date de création initiale: 30 sept. 2020

Publié: 5 oct. 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

I am interested in hearing about others perception of Nikita Gusev. He rarely gets mentioned in ACGMs here and an article recently in The Athletic, which suggested he may be trade target, and mentioned that other GMs put a very wide range for valuing him.

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Here is short bio
- Age: 28
- Pos: Right-shot LW
- Ht Wt: 5'11", 181 lbs
- Elite profile: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/75169/nikita-gusev

Timeline
- 1992: Born July 8 (28 years old)
- 2010-12: In two Russian junior league seasons, dominated MHL (1.88 ppg) with linemate Kucherov (1.58 ppg)
- 2011: made KHL debut in age-17 season
- 2012: Was top-8 in scoring at World Juniors
- 2012: Drafted by Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2015-19: Played 3.5 seasons with SKA St. Petersburg, during which he led all KHL in scoring (76g, 174a 206gp).
- 2017: 4th in scoring at World Championship
- 2017: NHL rights traded to Las Vegas
- 2018: Won KHL MVP
- 2018: Was leading scorer at Olympics
- 2019: Won KHL scoring title
- 2019: Along with Kucherov, was leading scorer for Russian team at World Championship
- 2019: NHL rights traded to New Jersey, signed two-year contract ($4.5 million per year)
- 2019: Struggled a bit under Hynes to begin season, but finished as 0.81 ppg player over last three months
- 2020-21: Entering final year of 2-year deal. UFA in 2021.

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Two questions:
1. If Gusev were a free agent this off-season, what sort contract is he getting?
2. If your team were to trade for Gusev, assuming with contract to extend, what sort of offer do you think is realistic?

(I can add the best offers to this post as they come)