[Drance] “I think he’s struggling,” said Tocchet of Kuzmenko’s slow start to the season. “He’s confused on certain things. The biggest thing is if he moves his feet and stays closer to his teammates he’ll get out of this.” Tocchet thinks Mikheyev’s return to the line can help. #Canucks
“I think he’s struggling,” said Tocchet of Kuzmenko’s slow start to the season.
“He’s confused on certain things. The biggest thing is if he moves his feet and stays closer to his teammates he’ll get out of this.”
Tocchet thinks Mikheyev’s return to the line can help. #Canucks
— Thomas Drance (@ThomasDrance) October 21, 2023
by truestlife
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In otherwords, he still thinks he can just move to the net and tip in whatever Petey sends his way. It’s time he works for his own success.
Use that muscle he got from lifting logs in Bali to push around others a bit.
Hopefully he bounces back before it becomes too concerning, we have enough expensive struggling wingers.
I also agree that Mikheyev’s return might help that line even if he won’t be immediately playing too much tonight
Hopefully he can get going soon.
This should be a learning lesson for him though. Can’t spend your entire offseason travelling. Take some time to travel but then get back to a homebase somewhere and on the ice working with other pro players.
This what happens when you cut waffles out of his diet
Maybe Bali wasn’t the best idea. Best to train with the team during your first off-season and have the same schedule and training goals. Sophomore is the biggest struggle for players since the other team now has a playbook of your tendencies. But I do think Kuzmenko will get out of this slump. You don’t get to 39 goals as a scrub or lead the league in tip ins. He’ll bounce back.
I think Garland has a little to do with it too. They just don’t mesh. Once Mik comes back and Petey is 100% things will change. Sometimes it takes some players a little bit of time to get into their groove. Especially with new systems/new line mates etc.
I mean thats pretty good advice from our coach. Remember when Petey was struggling and Green said “I dont know whats going on with him, hes got to figure it out on his own”…
He had a incredibly high shooting percentage last year that is not realistic to keep up. I don’t expect him to have the season he did last year but I think he can put up a good amount of points
Meh it’s 4 games in, last season he was most dangerous in front of the net on PP. There haven’t been many chances for him on that end. Hopefully Mikheyev brings back some fire in him.