Gretzky criticized the forward “Washington” Kuznetsov for the slow execution of shootouts
Four-time Stanley Cup winner, former Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky criticized the Russian striker “Washington” Evgeny Kuznetsov. His words are transmitted by Russian Machine Never Breaks.
Gretzky said that he could not stand the slow execution of shootouts by Kuznetsov. “There should be a rule, a timer, like in baseball, on a free throw. Seven or eight seconds,” he said. The Canadian noted that if a player does not have time to reach the gate during this time, then he does not deserve to make a throw.
On March 30, Kuznetsov converted a bullet, scoring against Russian goalkeeper Ilya Sorokin in a 1-2 game against the New York Islanders. He slowly drove across the court, at the gate he performed a series of deceptive movements and threw the puck into the net.
Kuznetsov has been playing for Washington since 2014. He won the Stanley Cup with the club in 2018. This season, he has 12 goals in 76 games.
Source: Lenta
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