[Jeff Paterson] Tocchet dit qu’il y a trop d’exemples où Kuzmenko n’est pas le premier joueur à l’échec-avant et que ses coéquipiers sont confus et hors de position parce qu’ils ne savent pas où ils sont censés être.
Tocchet says too many examples of Kuzmenko not being the first guy in on the forecheck and the trickle down is his linemates get confused and out of position because they're not sure where they're supposed to be
— Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) December 7, 2023
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Disappointed in Kuzy’s season for sure, but I love that Tocchet is such a detail-oriented coach.
Kuzmenko isnt the one you want to be the first guy in on the forecheck, it should be the third guy on the Kuzmenko – Pettersson – ???? line
Can confirm.
Perhaps it’s temporarily time to move Joshua up to the Petey line. Problem is Kuz becomes a massive liability on the 4th line.
I knew we should’ve traded him at the deadline last year when he was still a good player. Now it’s too late.
So you have a line of robots who can’t robot if robot doesn’t robot first? Kuzmenko might not be the problem.
Maybe Pettersson needs to pull his finger out. He has been disappointing if he isn’t, in fact dealing with an injury. It’s night and day between his early season performance and now.
That’s what I have noticed as well. He’s not playing with enough intensity, and it looks like he doesn’t want to make a play. Also, against New Jersey, he had multiple opportunities to shoot the puck, and he didn’t. Something has gotta give here.
[Kuzmenko doing the Bali version of the Grouse Grind](https://x.com/hockeyagent1/status/1684622850639208449?s=46&t=sWy6yDVG6xXKjF79ybrnnA)
This wasn’t his issue last season they trying on a system that just isn’t working for him, they are trying to turn him into something he’s not. He needs to get back in front of the net. He a pure goal scorer in my opinion treat him like one or Tuccett is going to push for a trade. I feel like he’s being picked on a bit and guys like Myers.
Tocchett seems to model his strategy over Vegas, which makes sense. They are a heavy forechecking team and that game against Vancouver showed you how little space the Canucks have when playing a true contender. If Kuzmenko can’t keep up the forecheck, then he won’t be a Canuck for long.
Maybe he needs to start eating waffles again
Kuz seesm like the kind of dude that will bounce back from this but if he’s not and Tocch doesn’t want to play him then he should be traded.
Everybody hates kuzy
COME ON KUZI LET THE ICE BLOOD OF YAKUTSK FLOW THROUGH YOU
It’s gotta be the bananas and pepsi…
I miss the happy go lucky guy who scored insane banana and Pepsi fuelled goals in between petting puppies from last year.
Feels like every few days Tocchet is taking a shit on Kuzmenko citing examples of poor play….bro, when are you going to call out Myers already?
Worthwhile to watch the whole presser if you can find it (I found it on FB). He goes into a lot of detail as to what he means about that, that he wants Kuzy to carry or chip the puck in more and drive the play rather than looking for the fancy setup. And he had some good things to say about Hog and PDG, expecting big games from them.
I have faith in Tocchet that he will get Kuzmenko playing right.
Let’s not forget he also refused to participate in support for Pride.
He seems to me like he just doesn’t like contact. Almost like he’s afraid to hurt someone. He always stops short of hard contact. Remember when he grazed the goalie in that one game and got super panicked like he took his head off or something. Maybe just super talented but lacking necessary grit. It’s Not like he’s tiny or anything.