Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov, in the final year of his contract, has requested a trade, sources told ESPN Friday, but general manager Julien BriseBois said in a statement that the team has "no intention of trading" the star.
Sources: Hart winner Kucherov, 33, requests trade from Lightning
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