Kucherov’s comments on NHL’s ‘low IQ’ prompt debate

Nikita Kucherov is one of the NHL’s most elusive interview subjects. The two-time league MVP isn’t the type to welcome reporters to his dressing room stall for chats, and on the rare occasion he speaks into a microphone, the exchange tends to be uneventful. Kucherov’s season-opening media availability last week followed the same theme for the first three minutes. In the fourth and final minute, however, the Lightning superstar offered a strong and spicy take on the changes he’s noticed in NHL hockey over his 12-year career. “The game now is a lot faster, but dumb,” Kucherov told reporters in…