MOSCOW, September 22 Russian forward “Washington Capitals” Evgeniy Kuznetsov admitted that he played with an injury last season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Last season, the forward scored 55 points (12 goals and 43 assists) in 81 regular season games, ending the season with a career-worst NHL rating of -26. According to the Russian Machine Never Breaks portal, Kuznetsov limped after training on Thursday.
«I had a little injury, but nothing that I'm going to discuss publicly,» he answered when asked about injuries last season. «There are a lot of guys who play a little broken. I'll be fine. I «Pretty sure there are a lot of little issues that bother people in the summer. So that's something I'll fix in the future, maybe in a couple of days.»
«I've got it stuck in my head that Michael Jordan said he played his best when he was sick. So I always think about that. If you feel discomfort and pain, you have to push through it, no matter what.» it was. It’s nice when you go through this, you struggle mentally. I believe that if you can walk, then you can play,” added the 31-year-old hockey player.