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Let’s talk about Vancouver Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko, and his recent position in the lineup under Rick Tocchet.
This video is taking place after the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2022 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer
This video is also taking place after 2022 NHL Season, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Finals.
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30 Comments
Suspect he is jealous of his hair
cringe coach
6:14 Kuzmenko pushing the L2 button. Lmfao 😆
BB healthy scratched him…that says alot…
Toch is training him to be a good two way player, and is doing the right thing for the team and Kuzy. When you are not in a playoff spot you can afford to give him the training he needs. The result of this gives guys like Garland and Boeser who have struggled this year to get good top two line minutes to right the ship. It's no secret they are trying to trade those players and don't want to give up very much to get the caps space they need to fix their defense. It's a process that has to happen.
Tochket needs to get Boeser d game looking better. Just awful.. Boeser can't skate anymore.
There is a reason why Tochett hadn't won as a head coach
Don’t see it being a big deal right now. Tocchet is seeing his team from all angles experimenting because the team is not in the win mode now. No secret the team defence sucks, put players in different roles and see what u have, need etc. Kuz not making big bucks until next year maybe buy that time Canucks have better players or guys that will fill the void for their core players. At least the team is entertaining loosing lol
tochett is teaching and molding kuzmenko into the new canuck era and why not do it now because of the "tank hard" theory pedi kuz and huggy only safe players & dont kid yourself this roster is being watched theres a new era here now by by stress free street hockey country club style of play
kuz and garland are quite predictable because that's what they do all the time. the opposition knows that's what they are going to do and it's not working for them anymore. you don't want to be paying 5 mill AAV for a one trick pony which these 2 are.
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The team is less motivated with Tocchet than ever. The way he is handling Kuzmenko says it all.
It's called tanking
The Canucks need even their offensive players to play some defense because they have such poor goaltending and defenceman. I don't blame Tochett for stressing this.
LOL playing boeser instead of kuz
He got his money, the team sucks & now he’s floating. Makes sense.
Once Boeser is traded Kuzmenko will get more time. I think they are trying to showcase Boeser and increase his value.
Bruce there it is
Tanka toccet he’s here to bomb 2 season and then he’ll be replaced hahahahahaha the toccet way
Fired Tocchet rehired Boudreau turmoil team
keep up the good work Tochet. hopefully by next season this team will learn how to win.
Rick Tocchet is a horrible coach who has extensive experience coaching bad teams. If the objective is to tank the Canucks and move them to the basement in order to get a shot at Bedard, he is doing a great job. Not playing Kuzmenko with Petterson is a total waste of resources. Kuzmenko elevates Petterson's game as much as Peterson elevates Kuzmenko's game. If you want to increase your fire power let them play together. Don't turn Kuzmenko into Tyler Motte. The Canucks had Tyler Motte and they got rid of him for nothing. Let Tocchet deal with Tyler Meyers. It's just a matter of time before Tocchet is shown the door.
Need to build Boeser's value and Kuz does need to get better defensively, it just sucks because it's so much more fun to watch him on Pettersson's line
Tocchet isn't here to win any popularity contests. He sees a deficiency in Kuzmenko's game and is willing to do what he can to make him a better overall player. Kuz is obviously a very talented offensive player, but Tocchet seems to think he can be better defensively. It won't be a popular decision with Kuz, or the fans, but like I said, if he has to be the bad guy to get the job done, then so be it. With the Canucks out of the playoffs, Tocchet can afford to sacrifice Kuz's offense to make him better defensively.
Like I’ve said: Vancouver is a sh$tshow. What US need is a re-build – of the ADMIN!
Tochett will go down as one of the worst coaches in canucks history right next to torts.
Just to add coupla pennies, "too much spinning" and "high risk" are not one and the same. "High risk" refers to things like not making the right plays and trying to do too much, too fancy, trying to force and go through people, holding the puck too long spinning around then blind passes, not moving the puck fast or efficiently enough (in both all zones). Plays that might work 20% of the time or will result in a turnover. "Spinning" could also refer to high risk as while this can refer to possession plays but here I believe he is referring to players doing a curl to backcheck rather that stopping and backchecking in a straight line and keeping your feet moving as is supposed to be done (watch #9 he has this habit). This is a bad, improper and lazy habit that will get you chewed out by any competent coach if you keep it up. If you're a leader and you do it…hopefully it leads to the tankiest tank that ever tanked in the history of tankendom.
He's sending a message that he doesn't care if your one of the best or a 4th liner on the team. You play hard in both ends of the ice or your ice time will be cut down. This isn't anyone's fault but Benning's. He missed too often with his picks and even missed on a couple top ten picks. That's why this team is a bottom feeder. Its gonna take a few years to make this team respectable. The team has no cap and they have probably the sloppiest defensive play in the league. It will take time and some luck in the draft lottery to right this ship.
Kuzmenko is a +3. Miller is a -15, Boeser a -15, Burroughs a -12 and Ekman-Larsson a whopping -23. Wow, the Canucks have been really good at alienating Russian superstars in their history.
I think he’s talking about playing where the whole team ends up deep in the zone and when the team goes on defence they do nothing but constantly try to stop 3 on 2 opportunities