Evgeny Kuznetsov will play at least another 21 years in the NHL, or at least in theory.
The Washington Capitals forward was asked on Friday about his pending free agency - he will become a restricted free agent July 1 - and doesn't appear to be worried about the term of his next deal, but more if he'll be able to follow in the footsteps of Jaromir Jagr.
When I asked Kuznetsov if he wanted a long-term deal, said doesn't matter if it's one year or 50 years. "Maybe I'm going to be like Jagr."
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) May 12, 2017
The 45-year-old Jagr has 21 years on the Russian, so Kuznetsov is just scratching the surface. The problem for him though is ... Jagr is still playing!
So maybe a very long-term contract is in order.
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