How do you think, Kuznetsov can be benched in post season games like Kessel in Vegas las year?

[WarriorofTime]

Put him back in, take Kotkaniemi out. Kotkaniemi has been no good.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Put him back in, take Kotkaniemi out. Kotkaniemi has been no good.

Have you seen kuzy?

 

[WarriorofTime]

Have you seen kuzy?

good against NYI, bad in game 1, scratched game 2

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

good against NYI, bad in game 1, scratched game 2

He wasn’t good against the islanders. The islanders owned in chances for despite us protecting him.

 

[WarriorofTime]

He wasn’t good against the islanders

Better than Kotkaniemi

 

[SoundAndFury]

Well, maybe Canes are right not benching Kuznetsov.

They decided they are not. But obviously it doesn't matter since he brings exactly what they wanted, or plays the role, or we all have personal agenda or whatever.

 

[BB88]

Better than Kotkaniemi

Kotkaniemi brings different elements to the table

Kuz has been just completely useless and that penalty was just the icing on the cake

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Kotkaniemi brings different elements to the table

Kuz has been just completely useless and that penalty was just the icing on the cake

Not a Hurricanes fan by any means but still sucks to see Kuzy bury his career. He was on the verge of being a star a few years ago.

 

[BB88]

Not a Hurricanes fan by any means but still sucks to see Kuzy bury his career. He was on the verge of being a star a few years ago.

Yep, in my mind he should have won the MvP title after their run& he was legit entering top10 C tier and should have been there for a long time. The decline was sharp

 

[WarriorofTime]

Yep, in my mind he should have won the MvP title after their run& he was legit entering top10 C tier and should have been there for a long time. The decline was sharp

It was due to alcoholism

 

[WarriorofTime]

They decided they are not. But obviously it doesn't matter since he brings exactly what they wanted, or plays the role, or we all have personal agenda or whatever.

He scored today

 

[UED]

He scored today

plan the parade!!!

 

[Dirty Dan]

Not a Hurricanes fan by any means but still sucks to see Kuzy bury his career. He was on the verge of being a star a few years ago.

He was definitely a star and he was a key part of the cup win as the top center. 77 points in 2015-16 when that was a lot. He was tied for 9th in the whole league, and 1 point away from 6th

Above ppg in the regular season and 32 points in the playoffs during the cup year.

He's 31 now so on the downswing

 

[SoundAndFury]

He scored today

And was on the ice for 2 goals against.. And played less than 9 minutes. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Alex K]

 

[NickyFotiu]

This guy clearly still has legit skills.

 

[WarriorofTime]

And was on the ice for 2 goals against..

You know you’re desperate when you have to downplay it

 

[Svechhammer]

I'm curious to see how he does next year. He clearly came to the Canes out of shape, which you really just can't make back up during the season. I have faith he can bounce back big next year with a Brindy training regime and full training camp with the Canes. When he's able to keep up on the ice, he's been good for us this year.

 

[Zuluss]

Seems like Kuzy scores every time a series is on the line.
He scored in Game 4 against Isles to help Canes complete the sweep.
He scored in Game 4 against NYR to help Canes stay alive.
He scored today what turned out to be a GWG to give them yet another chance.

 

[bleedgreen]

Watching him give MSG the bird was most satisfying. He’s got two or three goals this series? Playing limited minutes. He’s been a worthy investment.

 

[WarriorofTime]

They decided they are not. But obviously it doesn't matter since he brings exactly what they wanted, or plays the role, or we all have personal agenda or whatever.

I would say scoring goals is bringing exactly what they wanted, but I'm sure you will keep moving the goalposts further and further

 

[jetsforever]

He's definitely a playoff performer even though he sometimes sucks now.

 

[Buck Naked]

Scoring goals at a higher pace this year than Matthews' career average in the playoffs. In the second round against a Vezina caliber goalie even. I heard that was impossible to do like a week ago.

 

[DamonDRW]

Seems like Kuzy scores every time a series is on the line.
He scored in Game 4 against Isles to help Canes complete the sweep.
He scored in Game 4 against NYR to help Canes stay alive.
He scored today what turned out to be a GWG to give them yet another chance.

He was always like that. It seems one can't suppress real skill even with coke and alcohol.

 

[SoundAndFury]

I would say scoring goals is bringing exactly what they wanted, but I'm sure you will keep moving the goalposts further and further

I'm sure you should chill out. Kuznetsov is doing well in a limited role. I don't think ant goals posts have been moved, he went from being scratched to scoring in every game.