Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning in contract talks
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On pending UFA Nikita Kucherov, the reigning Hart Trophy winner, everyone involved seems pretty Zen about the fact he's not extended yet as the season approaches. It'll happen when it happens seems to be the prevailing mood around those talks, lots of time before July 1. He wants to stay, and Lightning want to sign him long term. But hard to predict when exactly it gets done.
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