Former director “Tractors” Andrey Balandin expressed his opinion on the striker’s performance “Washington” Evgenia Kuznetsova during the NHL season.
Earlier, Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery called Kuznetsov’s absence during the regular season game against Arizona (0:6) a “mental reset.”
— I have already said that Kuznetsov has been deteriorating as a hockey player for a long time. He even argued with other people who claimed that Zhenya would always show up. Yes, sometimes the coach is not the right one. But Kuznetsov is already an accomplished player, so we shouldn’t blame everything on the coach, but dig within ourselves.
The disqualification at the World Championships was not for nothing, he lowered the standards for himself. The fire, water and copper lines have not been removed, and it is very difficult to pass through. With age, you just need to increase your demands on yourself, otherwise nothing will work. Zhenya is all hi-hee, ha-ha. Jokes help in life, but everything should be in moderation. Hopefully Kuznetsov will be traded somewhere and he can restart and continue his career. However, I think he will no longer show a very high level,” Balandin said, as quoted by RB Sport.
Kuznetsov has made 19 appearances for Washington this season, scoring four goals and providing five assists.
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