& # 8212; Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) January 6, 2022 The Russian super bomber temporarily said goodbye to hockey at the very beginning of the new NHL season, when he unsuccessfully collided with the Washington Capitals hockey player Garnet Hathaway. At first, it seemed that the damage was not serious, and Kucherov would resume training in the near future, but the results of an in-depth medical examination turned out to be disappointing: Nikita was diagnosed with serious problems with the inguinal muscles, which had bothered him since August 2020. I had to resort to surgical treatment.