The longtime Washington Capitals forward entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program earlier this year.
Evgeny Kuznetsov's NHL career has seemingly come to an end, as the former Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes forward signed a four-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg to return to his home country of Russia.
, Kuznetsov revealed that the reason for his struggles last season was due to a scary situation with an autoimmune disease.per Russian Machine Never Breaks “They couldn’t figure out for a year why I couldn’t sleep. I could only manage two hours a day,” Kuznetsov said. “I’m not one to complain, but I had to, and no one really believed me. The general manager didn’t even know that I had been suffering all year.”
At the very least, returning to Russia provides a chance for a fresh start, and Kuznetsov is ready to take full advantage of that opportunity.
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