Follow usVancouver Canucks player Andrei Kuzmenko will be a healthy scratch for today’s match vs. the Nashville Predators, manager Rick Tocchet shared.
It looks like Andrei Kuzmenko might be a healthy scratch in Nashville tonight per @harmandayal2 pic.twitter.com/wQb71c1WP4
— CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) December 19, 2023
The head coach added he would reassess his lineup decisions ahead of Thursday’s clash vs. the Dallas Stars.
The forward was scratched for 2 straight matches in November, with the manager calling for more output from Andrei.
“Kuzmenko got to get his style a little bit more sharpened up,” the Canucks boss shared with the media in the past months. “It’s not about last season, it’s about this season for us. And he’s a guy that needed a reset.”
The forward has 6 goals and 17 points in 29 matches this campaign. However, Kuzmenko’s time on the ice dropped to just over 11 minutes in his team’s 4-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks during the weekend.
Andrei inked a 2-year, 11-million-dollar deal with Vancouver after notching 39 goals and 74 points in 81 matches with the Canadian NHL franchise in his debut campaign in the league last year.
Pavelski announces retirement after 18 campaigns in the NHL 
Clark leaves Maple Leafs to re-join Dubas with Penguins 
Holland informs Edmonton he will not return next campaign 
