Lukas Reichel and Evgeny Kuznetsov have been healthy scratches for their respective teams, the Blackhawks and the Capitals. Reichel's poor season led to his scratch, with the team expressing disappointment and the need for more from him. Kuznetsov's scratch is seen as a mental reset due to recent struggles, with the coach emphasizing the importance of his role in the team. Kuznetsov expressed feeling motivated to prove himself and return to form after the scratch. Both players are expected to return to their lineups for upcoming games.
"Those people putting a lot of pressure and a lot of bad words on my name, I’ll pay back one day and use that as a motivation." Kuznetsov opens up about his healthy scratch, the pressure/emotion that comes with it & what's next. My latest @TheHockeyNews: https://t.co/yk792YbTzK
"Those people putting a lot of pressure and a lot of bad words on my name, I’ll pay back one day and use that as a motivation." Kuznetsov opens up about his healthy scratch, the pressure/emotion that comes with it and a new drive with the Capitals: https://t.co/yk792YbTzK
"It's shit... I’m not the guy that’s gonna be making a lot of money and walking around happy when hockey’s not good. I wanna play better." Kuznetsov opens up about being a healthy scratch for the Capitals, his trust in Carbery & more. Kuzy tells all: https://t.co/yk792YbTzK
"It's shit... I’m not the guy who’s gonna be making a lot of money and walking around happy when hockey’s not good. I wanna play better, I wanna succeed here and I want my team to celebrate every game." Kuznetsov on his healthy scratch & hitting reset: https://t.co/yk792YbTzK
Evgeny Kuznetsov will return to the Capitals lineup vs. Stars tomorrow after being a healthy scratch in Arizona on Monday, coach Spencer Carbery said.
Kuznetsov also said he feels a fire under him with the healthy scratch. Expected to return for Capitals on Thursday vs. Dallas: With a laugh: “I feel like I want to kill someone today, in a good way.”
Kuznetsov on his healthy scratch: “It’s shit.” Said he loves Spencer Carbery though, and that the hope is to prove himself when he gets back in the mix.
Carbery to The Junkies on Kuznetsov: “It was in the best interest of our team and him to bring him out of the lineup...reset mentally and get ready to go back in. We know he’s a massive part of our team and if we’re going to be successful he’s going to play a large role.” #Caps
I zeroed in on Lukas Reichel tonight in his first game post-scratch. The results were... mixed. Blackhawks observations: https://t.co/VyEPmPMAMz
"It's a good opportunity for him to take a step back, reset mentally and focus on getting his game back to where it’s capable of being.” Evgeny Kuznetsov is a healthy scratch tonight for the Capitals. Here's why and more detail from Spencer Carbery: https://t.co/FvGwNQz6Mp
Carbery in ARI on scratching Kuznetsov: “A mental reset for him. He’s just been struggling of late to find his game. …We think it’s a good opportunity for him to just take a step back, reset mentally and focus on getting his game back to where it’s capable of being.” #Caps
Evgeny Kuznetsov is set to be a healthy scratch tonight, Spencer Carbery confirmed to reporters. It is his first healthy scratch since he was sat for "disciplinary reasons" in 2021. Tonight would've been his 700th NHL game. More: https://t.co/a4jrKgA4o4
Blackhawks concern-o-meter: @MarkLazerus and I analyze everything from Lukas Reichel to the rebuild https://t.co/eQJOVojOz3
Lukas Reichel is a healthy scratch. The goaltending has regressed to the mean. Connor Bedard has hardly any help. And the Blackhawks suddenly look lifeless. How concerned should you be? @ByScottPowers and I break out the concern-o-meter: https://t.co/74fJUv5sT2
Why the Blackhawks decided to healthy scratch Lukas Reichel https://t.co/UfP56CeGPD
Lukas Reichel's poor season has reached a pivotal moment. The Blackhawks are making Reichel a healthy scratch today. Here's why: https://t.co/MzefAg2CDi
Lukas Reichel will be a healthy scratch for the Blackhawks today. Richardson: “I’m sure he’s disappointed, but we need more from him… When there’s an opportunity like Beauvillier not being available, it should be him that has that opportunity, so we’re disappointed as well.”
Lukas Reichel will be a healthy scratch today.