Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov breaks silence on trade request: ‘Never about the money’

Nikita Kucherov dropped a bombshell Friday night, informing his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates on the plane to Nashville that he didn’t plan to re-sign with the only NHL team he’s ever known . No. 86 met with the media Monday afternoon and revealed why he requested a trade away from the organization. “It was never about the money for me…